Eight armed Durga slaying the demon Mahisha. Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo district, Central Java province 9th- 10th century

1916.9.289 Name and identification of character Mask used as an icon. The icon depicts a demon called kalu yaka (Sin.), also called kalu kumaraya (Sin.). Context The icon, in the...

1916.9.327 Name and identification of character The chief of the Sanni demons, known variously as the Maha-kola-sanni yaka (yaka is also referred to as yaksaya, meaning demon), or...

1916.9.321 Name and identification of character The head of the Sanni demon family, referred to as Maha-kola sanni yaka, Raja-mulu sanni yaka, or Daha-ata sanni yaka (Sin.) (Yaka ...

The fight between the Hindu goddess Durga and the demon is described in various Sanskrit texts, which are well known to Hindus. The demon could change shape. He first appeared as a...