Collection place: Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India / Person depicted: Mahishamardini (Hindu deity) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession number 9-11050, described as Religious figurine on pedestal, representing 'Durga' as 'Mahishamardini,' killer of the buffalo demon Mahisha, who by practicing austerities gained the power to dispossess the gods (see below for more information.); mounted on a lion slaying a moral upon a bollock; painted wood; 34 cm length; 22 cm width.