Identified by the head of the buffalo demon Mahishasura brandished on her pedestal, the divine feminine in this stone statue is Devi Durga as “Mahishasura-Vijaya Durga”.
This image of the Hindu goddess is popular in Tamil sculptures, where the episode of her victory over the demon is narrated in stone and bronze icons.
The goddess carries conch and discus in her secondary hands, placing her left hand on her waist elegantly while raising the right hand in Abhaya- the sign of fearlessness, as the heavenly protectress has done her task of annihilating evil.
In the feet of the universal mother, even Mahishasura becomes beautiful, adorned with a head ornament and a calm expression.
Two beautifully detailed lotus pedestals raise the statue of Vijaya-Durga, enhancing the sacred aura of the statue.
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