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Keywords: Indian - The Goddess and the Messenger - Walters W880.jpg The demon Shumbha sends a messenger to the great goddess Devi asking her to become his wife The Sanskrit text of the Devimahatmya ca 6th century written on the back of the leaf includes the goddess's reply He who conquers me in battle removes my pride and is my match in strength in the world shall be my husband So let Shumbha come here Vanquishing me here let him soon take my hand in marriage Why delay At the far right the messenger is depicted a second time on his way back to Shumbha to whom he will report the goddess's response between 1775 1800 pigments paper cm 18 4 25 4 accession number W 880 7087 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2001 place of origin Guler India Walters Art Museum license 2D Hindu art in the Walters Art Museum Guler style 18th-century watercolor paintings from India Watercolor paintings of people of India Devi Mahatmya Paintings of Devi Paintings of India in the Walters Art Museum
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