Two Kalighat paintings featuring Durga, North India, West Bengal, late 19th - early 20th century Watercolors on paper depicting the goddess of war Durga riding a lion that is trampling an elephant's head on one, and killing a demon on the second. 42.2 x 29.2 cm; 42.1 x 29.2 cm Slight stains and wetness. Kalighat is the name of a suburb in southern Calcutta where a temple dedicated to Kali is located. Paintings of this kind were made as souvenirs for the pilgrims who visited the temple. A series of Kalighat paintings depicting Indian gods, including these two images of the goddess of war Durga, are held in the Bodleian Library, Oxford (MS. Ind. Inst. Misc. 21 [Arch. O. a. 7]). Two Paintings of the Goddess Durga, North of India, West Bengal, Kalighat, late 19th - early 20th century