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Watercolour of a multi-armed goddess riding a grey lion and pinning a dark demon beneath it, with a red halo behind her head.

Durga Riding Her Lion, Slaying a Demon

A multi-armed goddess in a red and orange sari sits astride a grey lion against a pale ground, her hands holding weapons and symbols. Beneath the lion, a dark buffalo-headed demon is pinned, its body shown in black. The painting uses flat, bold colour and a haloed red-rimmed backdrop.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2463 × 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

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