Durga smiles warmly beneath a sunburst medallion, 16th century, Kullu

Source: http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/fulldevi/deviCat86.htm
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"Durga beneath a Sunburst Medallion. Himachal Pradesh, Kullu. 16th century. Bronze. Lent by Leo S. Figiel, M.D." From the Devi exhibit at the Sackler.


Durga as Uma, with a full set of regionally-ascribed "daughters" and sons, Bengal 17th-18th c.

Source: http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/fulldevi/deviCat84.htm
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"Durga with Her Family. West Bengal or Orissa, 17th-18th century. Bronze. Lent by Leo S. Figiel, M.D." From the Devi exhibit at the Sackler.


Durga dressed for home worship, with her regionally-defined "family," 18th c. Bengal(?)

Source: http://www.arth.upenn.edu/nalin/04.html
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"Durga Mahishamardini. Brass, with cloth garments. Height: 21 cm. Eighteenth-nineteenth century. Catalogue number 4. Accession number 88.483."  From the Univ. of Pennsylvania's "Cooking for the Gods" exhibit.



*Durga Puja; a watercolor by Sevak Ram, c.1809* (BL)


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