The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, Attributed to Payag, ca. 1630–35
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630–35, Country of Origin India, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, H. 7 1/4 in. ( cm), Codices, Attributed to Payag (Indian, active ca. 1591–1658), In this painting attributed to the Mughal artist Payag, a demonic form of the Hindu goddess Bhairavi, female counterpart to Shiva, sits on the body of a decomposing corpse. Wearing jewelry and a skirt made of skulls, and horns in the form of spear heads, she is accompanied by Shiva who appears in the form of a devotee
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