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| Keywords: Ten-armed Devi annihilating demons - Unknown, Kashmir School - Google Cultural Institute.jpg Ten-armed Devi annihilating demons - Unknown Miniature Painting Kashmir School - Google Cultural Institute Paper 41 x 26 cm The lion-riding ten-armed Devi holding in her hands a sword goad mace conch rosary decapitated human head tongs lotus shield and wine-cup is on charge against demons perhaps of the Raktabija clan Some already killed lay under her lion's feet while many more as if emerged out of the soil face her Roktabija had powers to recreate a new Raktabija demon out of each drop of his blood that fell on the earth Various colours of their bodies symbolise evil's various ways Devi's iconography floral border and distribution of the space into two blocks one for the goddess and other for demons are characteristic features of Kashmir style 1800 - 1820 https //www google com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/zwH3oB29Mhb5VQ PD-Art-100 Paintings of Durga Google Art Project works by unknown artist India Files uploaded by Yann Forget 19th-century paintings from India Academy of Fine Arts and Literature | ||||
