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Indian gouache painting of a multi-armed goddess on a tiger with a sword, facing a club-wielding demon in an oval frame.

Goddess Durga on a Tiger Battling a Demon, Indian Gouache

A multi-armed goddess rides a striped tiger across a green landscape, raising a sword and other weapons while a horned, muscular demon with a club strikes toward her. A small attendant figure stands at the right under a pale sky within an oval border.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2907 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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