Mahadevi, the Great Goddess, ca. 1725, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 21 1/2 x

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Mahadevi, the Great Goddess, ca. 1725, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner), Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper, Image: 21 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, In this twenty-armed form, Mahadevi holds an array of weapons, affiliating her with all the male gods. This iconography also associates her with Durga, the slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha. Ultimately powerful and creative, Mahadevi is understood by her devotees as the the true reality in the universe

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