16/30 – Bhângsa Cara, Raga Padmi

After the princess Raga Padmi is cured of a disfiguring skin disease by the mother of the beloved courtier Bangsa Cara, the two fall in love. However, his evil rival Bangsa Pate wishes to steal the beautiful Raga Padmi and tricks Bangsa Cara into going to a distant island to hunt for deer for the king’s planned celebration. Bangsa Pate murders Bangsa Cara, and when Raga Padmi discovers Bangsa Cara with a knife in his chest, she is overcome with grief and accidentally cuts herself on the poisoned blade, and she dies as well. As told by Pak Moh. Hasan Sasra