An Illustration to the Markandeya Purana: The Gods invoke Devi The present illustration to the Markandeya Purana marks the beginning of the Devi Mahatmya which is considered to be a part of this extensive Purana. Here we see the Gods gathered on the right with their palms folded invoking the great Goddess Devi. The absent Goddess is indicated by an open lotus flower beneath a tree on the left, the scene set against a broad, expansive landscape. According to the legend, Devi rises from this lotus, is bestowed powers collectively by all the Gods and then sets forth to destroy the demon Mahisasura who had conquered the three worlds and unseated the Gods from their heavenly abode. For other illustrations from this series set against similar expansive landscapes, see J. Bautze, Lotosmund und Löwenritt, Stuttgart, 1991, nos. 15, 16, 17, 18. Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper image 7 1/4 by 10 in. (18.4 by 25.4 cm) folio 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 in. (21.6 by 28.6 cm) unframed circa 1780 India, Guler
An Illustration to the Markandeya Purana: The Gods invoke Devi The present illustration to the Markandeya Purana marks the beginning of the Devi Mahatmya which is considered to be a part of this extensive Purana. Here we see the Gods gathered on the right with their palms folded invoking the great Goddess Devi. The absent Goddess is indicated by an open lotus flower beneath a tree on the left, the scene set against a broad, expansive landscape. According to the legend, Devi rises from this lotus, is bestowed powers collectively by all the Gods and then sets forth to destroy the demon Mahisasura who had conquered the three worlds and unseated the Gods from their heavenly abode. For other illustrations from this series set against similar expansive landscapes, see J. Bautze, Lotosmund und Löwenritt, Stuttgart, 1991, nos. 15, 16, 17, 18. Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper image 7 1/4 by 10 in. (18.4 by 25.4 cm) folio 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 in. (21.6 by 28.6 cm) unframed circa 1780 India, Guler
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