Richly toned oleograph of “Arasuri Shree Ambaji Mataji’ (Durga) by the artist L.H. Joshi, dated 1935. Published by Joshi Art Works, Sundar Bazar, Dakor and printed at British India Press, Bombay.
Durga is both the sustainer and destroyer of men and nature. In her fierce aspect she is all devouring Kali, and in her bountiful aspect she is Shakambari. The word Durga literally means "impassable", "invincible, unassailable”. Durga is one of the most important goddesses in Hinduism, regarded as a principal aspect of the supreme goddess. Associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars, her mythology centres around combating evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, dharma and cosmic order, representing the power of good over evil. She is depicted in this striking oleograph with her vahana, a tiger, and holding the weapons the many gods gave her to defeat the demon Mahishasura. Amongst the eight weapons depicted are Shiva’s Trishul (trident) as well as Vishnu’s Chakra (discus), Vayu’s (god of the wind) bow, and Varuna’s conch shell.
L.H. Joshi was a well-known Indian artist working around the 1930s to 1950s. His works typically feature popular Hindu deities and other religious themes. He worked out of his
studio, Joshi Art Works, in Dakor, Gujarat, India.
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