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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 on her lion killing a demon. Watercolour drawing.

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

Español: Durga montada en su león derrotando a un demonio

Una diosa de múltiples brazos, vestida de rojo y naranja, está sentada sobre un león gris contra un fondo claro, sosteniendo armas y símbolos en sus manos. Bajo el león aparece un demonio oscuro con cabeza de búfalo, sometido. La pintura usa colores planos y intensos, con un halo rojo detrás de la cabeza de la diosa.

Português: Durga montada em seu leão derrotando um demônio

Uma deusa de vários braços, vestida de vermelho e laranja, está sentada sobre um leão cinza contra um fundo claro, segurando armas e símbolos nas mãos. Sob o leão, um demônio escuro de cabeça de búfalo está subjugado. A pintura usa cores chapadas e intensas, com um halo vermelho atrás da cabeça da deusa.

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