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title: Durga, Aihole
author: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4325/durga-aihole/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Durga, Aihole
_Authored by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4325.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of the [Hindu](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/) goddes Durga from her [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) at [Aihole](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aihole/), [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). 6th century CE. The goddess holds her many weapons, rides her lion and is about to defeat the buffalo demon Mahisa (bottom right).
## Cite This Work
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[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/14196864577/in/photolist-BpQyP-nUUza7-nUUzcS-nCwDec-nUZykx-BpQBg-nUGtb4-e2W9A8-nUYwcL-nUGsHv-nWLXBe-nSXdWE-nSXepo-nUUyuu-nCw2zX-nCw3s8-nUGt5T-nSXf9Q-e5LwVz-e32RU9-e2W9SH-dQruFo-nUYJxs-npz6QC-dQkUoi-dQrur3-nUWwoj-nWR8wX-nULDVx-nCze7k)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/14196864577/in/photolist-BpQyP-nUUza7-nUUzcS-nCwDec-nUZykx-BpQBg-nUGtb4-e2W9A8-nUYwcL-nUGsHv-nWLXBe-nSXdWE-nSXepo-nUUyuu-nCw2zX-nCw3s8-nUGt5T-nSXf9Q-e5LwVz-e32RU9-e2W9SH-dQruFo-nUYJxs-npz6QC-dQkUoi-dQrur3-nUWwoj-nWR8wX-nULDVx-nCze7k) by [**Jean-Pierre Dalbéra**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalbera/14196864577/in/photolist-BpQyP-nUUza7-nUUzcS-nCwDec-nUZykx-BpQBg-nUGtb4-e2W9A8-nUYwcL-nUGsHv-nWLXBe-nSXdWE-nSXepo-nUUyuu-nCw2zX-nCw3s8-nUGt5T-nSXf9Q-e5LwVz-e32RU9-e2W9SH-dQruFo-nUYJxs-npz6QC-dQkUoi-dQrur3-nUWwoj-nWR8wX-nULDVx-nCze7k). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 December 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.