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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 mounted on a lion killing the buffalo demon Mahishasura. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

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

Español: Durga sobre un león matando al demonio búfalo Majisasura

Una diosa de múltiples brazos, vestida con un sari rojo, cabalga sobre un león blanco dentro de un marco arqueado con cielo azul. Sostiene armas en sus manos mientras atraviesa a un oscuro demonio búfalo bajo las patas del león. Dos figuras auxiliares aparecen a los lados, pintadas en gouache sobre papel.

Português: Durga sobre um leão matando o demônio búfalo Mahishasura

Uma deusa de muitos braços, vestida com um sári vermelho, cavalga um leão branco dentro de uma moldura em arco sob céu azul. Ela segura armas nas mãos enquanto perfura um escuro demônio búfalo sob as patas do leão. Duas figuras auxiliares aparecem nas laterais, pintadas em guache sobre papel.

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