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# Mahishasura mardini

An eighteen - handed goddess Probably Mahishasura mardini in a dancing posture. The lower two hands - one from each side hold weapons which are engaged in killing a demon at the bottom. The sculpture depicts an eighteen-handed goddess, likely Mahisara Mardini, in a dancing posture.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1799 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.salarjung.acq-67-12-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.salarjung.acq-67-12-1) · Pramāṇa
