The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva

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A painting credited to Payag, a Mughal artist. The Hindu goddess Bhairavi, female counterpart to Shiva, is shown in demonic form. Beneath the goddess is a corpse. Bhairavi wears a skirt of human skulls and carries symbols of destruction, while one hand makes the gesture of blessing.

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. C.1630-1635 Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art, M. M. o. (2024, November 25). The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19713/the-goddess-bhairavi-devi-with-shiva/

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva." World History Encyclopedia, November 25, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19713/the-goddess-bhairavi-devi-with-shiva/.

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva." World History Encyclopedia, 25 Nov 2024, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19713/the-goddess-bhairavi-devi-with-shiva/.

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