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Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya
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Ink ocher and underdrawing, India (Himachal Pradesh Guler)
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Subhash Kapoor in memory of his parents Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor 2008
Title: Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya
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Ink ocher and underdrawing, India (Himachal Pradesh Guler).
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