"The Goddess of Doorga"
"The Goddess of Doorga"
"The Goddess of Doorga"
ETHNOGRAPHY
Title
"The Goddess of Doorga"
Object Name
Painting on glass
Description
In centre a four armed figure seated on the back of a lion, which is standing on an elephant; a female figure each side; background blue
The original record of 1914 names this painting 'The Goddess of Doorga'. It shows the Hindu deity, Durga, with two female attendants. The vehicle for this deity is a lion (or sometimes a tiger.) Here she is depicted wearing a red robe and in a four armed form. Her upper right hand holds a chakra, her upper left a bow. Her lower right hand holds a quiver, her lower left a lotus. She wears a diadem and a third eye is depicted in her forehead. Several of the nine manifestations of Durga are in four armed form, and this manifestation is most probably the sixth manifestation, Maa Katyayani
Materials
glass
Catalogue Number
BELUM.C285.1914
Copyright
National Museums NI