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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.

Devi Durga seated on a tiger prepares to battle the demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

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

Español: Diosa Durga sobre un tigre enfrentando demonios, gouache indio

Una diosa de muchos brazos, sentada sobre un tigre en movimiento, levanta un arma y un tridente contra demonios a la izquierda, uno de piel verde y otro con una maza y un escudo. Un pequeño perro corre en primer plano sobre un campo verde, dentro de un marco ovalado.

Português: Deusa Durga sobre um tigre enfrentando demônios, gouache indiano

Uma deusa de muitos braços, sentada sobre um tigre em passada, ergue uma arma e um tridente contra demônios à esquerda, um de pele verde e outro com uma clava e um escudo. Um pequeno cão corre em primeiro plano sobre um campo verde, dentro de uma moldura oval.

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