Mahishāsuramardinī - Durgā Slaying the Buffalo Demon (18 × 24 in Poster) gopis devotion scene print This bold Kalighat painting captures

This bold Kalighat painting captures the striking presence of Kali as an emblem of time

both the strings and the one who touches them with understanding

Fierce Red Form - Power That Burns Away IgnoranceHis body is rendered a blazing red

acquired by Sir Monier Monier-Williams for the Oxford Indian Institute Library during his 1883–84 India tour

This deliberate pairing of a wrathful female deity with a calm male Buddha exemplifies a core principle of Vajrayana Buddhism: aggression and compassion

Mahishāsuramardinī - Durgā Slaying the Buffalo Demon (18 × 24 in Poster) gopis devotion scene print This bold Kalighat painting capturesIndia Late 19thEarly 20th Century Region Date Indian SubcontinentChromolithograph, c. 18801910 Key Features This richly detailed chromolithograph presents Goddess Durg as Mahishsuramardin the slayer of the buffalo demon Mahishsura framed within an ornate temple like toraa. The composition unfolds like a sacred stage, with the goddess at its radiant center and a host of attendant deities encircling her in reverence. The print belongs to the popular