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The Creation of Durga: Page from a Dispersed Markandeya Purana: (Stories of the Sage Markandeya)
Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
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Organization | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Artist | Anonymous |
Spatial Coverage | Guler Himachal Pradesh |
Temporal Coverage | Circa 1810-1820 |
Description | Durga was created by the gods to vanquish the demon Mahish, whom they could not kill. Each of the gods gave Durga a weapon. Here, she sits on a lotus floating above her lion vehicle, surrounded by offerings and adored by two throngs of gods. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights License | CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed |
Subject Keyword | Durga Goddess Guler Hills Himachal Pradesh Metropolitan Museum of Art People Tiger Pahari Miniature Painting |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Painting |