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Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.

The ten Madavidyas. Chromolithograph.

Shiva carrying his wife in her Sakti form. Watercolour drawing.

Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon on a stand within a torana surrounded by deities. Chromolithograph.

Kali with all of her symbols and dog. Gouache drawing.

Raksha Kali, a form of the goddess Parvati worshipped for protection against epidemics and drought. Watercolour.

Durga seated on the goddess Kali, both fighting demons. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Kali holding a demon's head. Watercolour.

Kali standing triumphantly over Shiva's corpse. Chromolithograph.

Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon with other deities, set in a torana. Coloured lithograph.

Offerings being laid before Kālī who is dancing on the recumbent Siva. Gouache.

Kali trampling Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

A goat about to be beheaded as a Hindu ritual in honour of the goddess Kālī. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Radha and Krishna on a single lotus within an "Om" sign surrounded by rondels of scenes of Krishna's life. Coloured lithograph.

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Kālī (Hindu deity)

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Offerings being laid before Kālī who is dancing on the recumbent Siva. Gouache.

Kali trampling Shiva. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

A goat about to be beheaded as a Hindu ritual in honour of the goddess Kālī. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

Radha and Krishna on a single lotus within an "Om" sign surrounded by rondels of scenes of Krishna's life. Coloured lithograph.

Kali holding a demon's head. Watercolour.