Mahishasuramardini
unknown (Indian (South Asian))
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Alternative Title
Durga Mahisasuramardini
Date
900-999Description
Detail, head and torso and some of her eight arms; The goddess (Devi or Durga) is portrayed as destroying the demon (Asura) Nishumbha. The eight-armed figure has considerable vigor; she is shown with both raudra-cum-Saumya expression. Devi's left hand is in Kataka mudra, holding a trident. The other hands hold a cobra, sword, shield, bow, bell, dagger and skull-cup. The right earring is depicted in human form, while the left carries an owl. She is surrounded by a prabharali (halo aura with flames). From Turaikkadu, Thanjavur District. Source: Sridhar, T.S., editor; Exhibition on Chola Bronzes, Chennai: State Department of Archaeology, 2011 ([online at http://210.212.62.26/pdf_files/books/Chola%20Bronzes%20part%20001.pdf]) (accessed 5/12/2015)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work)Subject
deities, Hinduism, Chola
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