Mahishāsuramardinī - Durgā Slaying the Buffalo Demon (18 × 24 in Poster) gopis devotion scene print This deliberate pairing of a

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

both the strings and the one who touches them with understanding

Chromolithograph · Late 19th–Early 20th Century Devotional Print

7 cm x 42 cm)

Mahishāsuramardinī - Durgā Slaying the Buffalo Demon (18 × 24 in Poster) gopis devotion scene print This deliberate pairing of aIndia 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