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Gods and demons churning the cosmic ocean Churning of the ocean Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon Devi battles asuras Mahishasura Skanda as Shanmukha Statues of Shiva and Parvati seated together in a shrine, with a statue of Ganesha in front, surrounded by offerings and lamps in a Hindu temple cave in Namchi, Sikkim, India. Vishnu defeats Mahabali in three steps Krishna battling Narakasura Narasimha and Prahlada
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Gods and demons churning the cosmic ocean
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, depicting demons (asuras) on...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin N. Haas, 1977 (1977.443.2), www.metmuseum.org
Churning of the ocean
A bas-relief of the churning of the ocean of milk, with Vishnu (center) surrounded...
Markalexander100/Henry Flower
Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon
Carved stone relief depicting a battle between the goddess Durga astride a lion and...
© Charles Preston
Devi battles asuras
Durga (right) defeating the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura) and other asuras...
© Sepia Times—Universal Images Group/Getty Images
Mahishasura
Statue of Mahishasura, a Hindu asura, Chamundi Hills, Mysuru, India.
Prakash Subbarao
Skanda as Shanmukha
The Hindu god of war Skanda as Shanmukha (“Six Faces”) riding on a peacock and surrounded...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2021 (2021.222)
Shiva and Parvati
Statues of the divine couple Shiva and Parvati, joined by their elephant-headed son,...
© Creative Touch Imaging Ltd.—NurPhoto/Getty Images
Vishnu defeats Mahabali in three steps
Carved stone bas-relief depicting Vishnu, in his Vamana avatar, conquering Mahabali...
© Charles Preston
Krishna battling Narakasura
Folio from a Bhagavata Purana manuscript, opaque watercolor and ink on paper,...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1985 (1985.34), www.metmuseum.org
Narasimha and Prahlada
Vishnu's avatar Narasimha (“Man-Lion”) tearing open the chest of the asura...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Peter Louis and Chandru Ramchandani Gift, 2018 (2018.276), www.metmuseum.org
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