Durga is “Durgati-Naashini”- the vanquisher of inauspiciousness. In Hindu tradition, the primordial feminine energy, the manifestation of the powers of all gods is Devi Durga, who in the artistic realm of India has been often envisioned as “Mahishasuramardini”, the mighty annihilator of the buffalo demon. In this aspect, Devi Durga has been the tutelary deity of several royal dynasties, who seek her blessings to attain victory on the battlefield. This majestic sandstone statue of the great mother goddess, depicts her in a divine roopa, in the pose of subduing Mahishasura under her lotus feet. Her hair is in a Jatamukuta, a style that relates her to Shiva, who in his sculptures is seen donning a similar hairdo.
Devi’s upper body, sculpted tastefully, displaying the perfection of femininity, is sparsely adorned, and she wears a thin dhoti with a jeweled girdle. A mesmerizing dynamism has been infused in the sculpture by the sculptor, through Mahishasuramrdini’s splendid posture, who in her powerful Chaturbhuja form, appears to be the sole protectress of Brahma’s Srishti.
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