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Indian gouache painting of goddess Durga riding a tiger, facing green-skinned demons with weapons in an oval frame on a green landscape.

Goddess Durga on a Tiger Confronting Demons, Indian Gouache

A goddess with many arms, seated on a striding tiger, raises a weapon and a trident against demons at left, one green-skinned and one with a club and shield. A small dog runs in the foreground over a green field under a pale sky, all within an oval border.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2898 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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