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Content Provider | Indian Culture |
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Spatial Coverage | Rajasthan, India |
Temporal Coverage | C. 18th Century CE |
Description | A Rajasthani style of painting, created on paper using watercolors. The painting shows Mahishasura Mardini is the incarnation of Goddess Durga who had taken birth to kill the demon Mahisasura. According to Hindu Puranas, Mahisha was the son of an asura King Rambha who had fallen in love with a beautiful female buffalo named Shyamala. Shyamala was a princess who became a water buffalo due to the curse. Rambha due to his magical powers took the form of a male buffalo and by their union Mahisha was born with the head of a buffalo and human body. Mahishasura has the magical power to take the form of buffalo and human according to his wish. In Sanskrit language, Mahisha means Buffalo. Mahishasura ruined the life of humans and conquered Earth (Prithvi Lokam) as well as Deva Loka (Swarga Lokam) by attacking Lord Indra, the King of Devas. All Gods and Goddess approached Lord Vishnu for a solution. Thus the powers of Trimurtis - the Trinity of Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Mahadeva - joined together for the creation of Goddess Durga (Mahamaya). Goddess Durga was incarnated with ten arms, each having different warriors with Lion as her vehicle and possesses the power to destroy the demon rakshas Mahisha. Durga Maa went to fight with Mahisha and at the end of the fierce fight she got victory over Mahishasura. Thus Durga got the name Mahishasuramardini (The one who killed demon Mahisha). As Goddess save the world from the demon, Durga came to be known as the Mother of the Universe who embodies the primeval source of all power. In this painting, Goddess in long kurta. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Publisher | Allahabad Museum |
Publisher Place | Allahabad |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Rajasthani Painting Miniature Painting |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Painting |
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