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Site Name: Kanchipuram

Date: ca 695-722 CE

Subject: Vimana, north wall, detail: Durga

Site Name: Bilgi/ Bilagi

Date: ca 1570 CE

Subject: Mandapa, 8-armed Durga

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Date: ca 700-799 CE

Subject: The Hindu God Siva Flanked by Ganesha and Durga

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Date: ca 600-799 CE

Subject: The Hindu Goddess Durga

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Date: 1090 CE

Subject: The Hindu Goddess Durga

Site Name: Hale-Alur/Halealur

Date: ca 900-999 CE

Subject: Mandapa, interior, Durga

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Date: 1375-1400 CE

Subject: Mandala of the Nava Durga

Site Name: Bhumra

Date: ca 451-499 CE

Subject: Durga Mahisamardini in candrasala

Site Name: Varanasi

Date: 1000-1099 CE

Subject: Durga Mahisamardini

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Date: 1700-1899 CE

Subject: Durga ?

Site Name: Mathura

Date: ca 200 CE

Subject: Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon

Site Name: Varanasi

Date: 400-499 CE

Subject: Durga Mahisamardini

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Durga story. This palm leaf shows the story of Durga. The ethnic art form of palm leaf engraving essentially consists of inscribing designs on palm-leaf, mostly cut into standard sizes and held together with two wooden plank covers stringed through a hole in the center. The artists of palm leaf etchings use themes of mythological incidents, gods and goddesses figures with intricate details of hair style and dress, animals, trees etc. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.

Site Name: Mathura

Date: 300-399 CE

Subject: Durga Mahisamardini

Site Name: Bhubaneswar

Date: 1990-1999

Subject: Durga Devi Mask. This is a Devimukha mask made of papier-mâché. Papier-mâché is a French word for chewed paper. The craft is said to have been introduced during the Mughal reign. The surface of papier-mâché produces an ideal ground for painting, which is probably the reason the craft became popular in Odisha with its traditional pattachitra painters. This art in Odisha uses a fusion of paper, cloth rags and straw. It is pulped by hand after softening with water. Additives like multani mitti are added to the pulp as an adhesive and for providing a textured finish. Masks of many shapes, forms and sizes are a part of Odisha’s culture. This object has been procured by State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Show House.