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| Keywords: Indian - Battle with Raktavija - Walters W864.jpg Devi the goddess assumes the terrifying black form of Kali whose extended pink tongue laps up blood as related in the sacred text known as the Devimahatmya The demon-king Shumbha's general Raktavija is shown twice Above supported by the goddess's extended tongue he holds sword and shield and his drops of blood produce clones of himself Below he has at last been conquered between 1775 1800 pigments paper cm 21 9 28 9 accession number W 864 39829 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2001 place of origin Guler Himachal Pradesh India Walters Art Museum license 2D Hindu art in the Walters Art Museum Matrika Paintings of Kali 18th-century watercolor paintings from India Guler style Tongues in art Paintings of India in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
