Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh Indian

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Following the route of the Daitya army, the demon Raktabija attacks the goddess Kali. Initially, this foe seemed invincible because with each drop of his blood that fell on the ground another demon sprang up. However, the emaciated Kali was able to consume the falling blood, allowing the demon to be defeated. Here, Raktabija defends himself from Durga’s multi-armed assault, while the demons being created out of his wounds stand along Kali’s extended tongue.

Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78), Ink, ocher and underdrawing, India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)

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Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78), Ink, ocher and underdrawing, India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)
Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78), Ink, ocher and underdrawing, India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)

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