Durga
Durga, the "elusive one", personifies the fearsome aspect of the great Hindu goddess Devi, who is the ultimate principle of the feminine, active force behind all phenomena in the world. As the divine manifestation of good, she ensures order in the cosmos and represents the certainty that all negative forces can be overcome. Only she, as a female goddess, can destroy the personification of evil in the form of the demon Mahishasura. After she had cut off his buffalo head, his true form emerged from the animal's body.
Durga, the "elusive one", personifies the fearsome aspect of the great Hindu goddess Devi, who is the ultimate principle of the feminine, active force behind all phenomena in the world. As the divine manifestation of good, she ensures order in the cosmos and represents the certainty that all negative forces can be overcome. Only she, as a female goddess, can destroy the personification of evil in the form of the demon Mahishasura. After she had cut off his buffalo head, his true form emerged from the animal's body.
Collector:
René Nebesky-Wojkowitz (1923 Groß-Hoschütz - 1959 Wien) DNB
Object Name
Durga
Culture
Nepal, Newar
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Himalayas
Geography
Südasien/Himalaya/Nepal
Invs.
136748
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