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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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