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Bagalamukhi, the eighth Mahavidya, from a Dashamahavidya series

c. 1725

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Sirohi; or Northern Deccan, Aurangabad

Medium
gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper
Measurements
Page: 35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.200
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His spiky hair standing on end suggests that the naked figure is a demon.

Description

This enigmatic painting remains unidentified. Set in a forest teeming with wildlife, a four-armed goddess with three eyes and a crescent moon in her crown shows her dominance over a naked, ashen male figure standing to her left by clutching his tongue. In her right hands, she appears to hold agricultural implements, while in her upper left hand she holds a mace.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and gold painting depicts the four-armed goddess Devi seated on an ornate throne. Devi has a medium-light skin tone and wears gold-patterned garments. She holds a blade, mace, and wooden support while grasping the tongue of a nude demon with a dark skin tone. Above, monkeys and birds perch in a landscape under a blue sky. A red floral border frames the entire composition.

Bagalamukhi, the eighth Mahavidya, from a Dashamahavidya series

c. 1725

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Sirohi; or Northern Deccan, Aurangabad

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