The focus of this magnificent Pattachitra painting from Odisha is Lord Hanuman, who savagely vanquishes a crocodile. According to tradition, Ravan tasked Kalanemi, a demon, with killing Lord Hanuman as he searched for the Sanjeevani Booti. Kalanemi, being a crafty guy, devises a strategy to fool Lord Hanuman into believing that he (Kalanemi) is a sage who wishes to assist. In offering Lord Hanuman his hermitage to rest during his travels, he also planted a crocodile inside the pond to murder him as he was taking a dip in it.

Lord Hanuman, unaware of the scheme, takes a plunge into the pond and is grabbed by a crocodile. He kills the crocodile, and a beautiful maiden emerges from its lifeless body. She introduces herself as Dhyanamalini, an apsara doomed to become a crocodile. She also reveals Kalanemi's evil plan to Lord Hanuman, who then kills Kalanemi, and continues his search for the Sanjeevani Booti.

In this Pattachitra, the painters aim to highlight the story by placing representations of Kalanemi masquerading as the Sage on the right side, Lord Rama thanking Lord Hanuman on the left, and Lord Hanuman killing the crocodile in the center.