Durga is one of the most revered dieties in Hinduism. She is worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Devi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction and wars.
The painting depicts her arrival on earth with her children, Kartik, Ganesh, Lakshmi & Saraswati.
Her arrival is the time of festivity & celebration after she destroyed the evil & retained the good.
Craft: Bengal Pattachitra by the Patuas (State of West Bengal)
Artist- Rahaman Chitrakar