Painting

About this object

Narrative

Purchased by the donor in 2010 at an outdoor craft museum, near Lal Quila, Delhi.

Physical description

Acrylic folk painting on paper. Painting depicts Durga conquering the Demon Mahisha. The figures are all set below an archway. Durga stands at centre on a solid red background. She is depicted with yellow skin, wearing a red and black garment, and has a third eye, and ten arms - each holding something different. The other figures are, clockwise from centre, a bull, Mahisha with bright green skin, a lion and a cobra.