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Painting of the goddess Durga on a lion, with many arms holding weapons, stabbing a buffalo demon beneath a blue sky in an arched frame.

Durga on a Lion Slaying the Buffalo Demon Mahishasura

A multi-armed goddess in a red sari rides a white lion within an arched frame against a blue sky. She holds weapons in her hands while she pierces a dark buffalo demon beneath the lion's paws. Attendant figures stand at either side in gouache on paper.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2948 × 4000 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

Gods and Epics of India19th centuryminiature paintinggouachelionindian paintingdevotional arthindu goddesshindu mythologybuffalo demonmahishasuradurgamahishasuramardini

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