Durga and Kali Approach the Gathered Armies of Chanda and Munda: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, ca. 1780

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Durga and Kali Approach the Gathered Armies of Chanda and Munda: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya, ca. 1780, India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 7 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, The second great battle in the Devi Mahatmya occurs when Durga tells the terrible demon Shumbha that she will only marry a man who defeats her in battle. He responds by sending the demons Chanda and Munda and their armies to drag her back by her hair for her insolence

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