[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Durga slaying Mahisa # Durga slaying Mahisa This small copper image shows the Hindu goddess Durga slaying the Buffalo demon Mahisa. Durga is the embodiment of female energy. This power was the only force strong enough to destroy Mahisa, who threatened world order and the authority of the other gods. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 800–1000 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-40-1988](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-40-1988) · Pramāṇa