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English: Goddess Durga, fighting Mahishasura, the buffalo-demon (Hindu Mythology)
. In the clouds the Devas, celestial beings watching the event, are seen. The story is written in the Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata and is the background of the Durgapuja, the annual Hindu festival in autumn.
Date Early 18th century.
Source Picture of the "Guler School".
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18th-century painting of Hindu goddess Durga slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current11:45, 26 May 2019Thumbnail for version as of 11:45, 26 May 20191,973 × 3,069 (1.91 MB)RedtigerxyzReverted to version as of 09:58, 23 November 2008 (UTC)- not the same image
06:19, 13 March 2019Thumbnail for version as of 06:19, 13 March 20194,410 × 6,000 (3.96 MB)RDJainBetter And Clear
09:58, 23 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 09:58, 23 November 20081,973 × 3,069 (1.91 MB)Redtigerxyzbrighten
10:21, 2 October 2008Thumbnail for version as of 10:21, 2 October 2008355 × 500 (132 KB)Redtigerxyz
22:45, 25 September 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:45, 25 September 20061,973 × 3,069 (680 KB)Durga{{Information |Description=Goddess Durga, fighting Mahisasura, the the buffalo-demon (Hindu Mythologie) |Source= picture of the "Guler School", early 18th century |Date=??? |Author=Christina Kundu |Permission=old picture from the 18th century |other_vers

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