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title: The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19713/the-goddess-bhairavi-devi-with-shiva/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-11-25
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# The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva

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## Image File

[![The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19713.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19713.jpg)

## Image Caption

A painting credited to Payag, a Mughal artist. The [Hindu](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/) goddess Bhairavi, female counterpart to [Shiva](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) on paper. C.1630-1635 Metropolitan Museum of Art

## Cite This Work

### APA
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/>
### Chicago
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/>.
### MLA
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/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/457743) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/457743). Submitted by [Sikeena Karmali Ahmed](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/sikeenakarmalia/ "User Page: Sikeena Karmali Ahmed"), published on 25 November 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.