About the Artwork +
This radiant textile in Kantha embroidery by The Kantha Store, a traditional craft celebrated for its humble running stitch, its layered cloth and its gift for storytelling. The goddess Durga, as Mahishasura Mardini, the slayer of the buffalo demon, stands at the centre with her four children gathered around her.
Kantha originates with the women of rural Bengal, who layered old, softened saris and dhotis and joined them with simple running stitches, often using threads drawn from the sari borders themselves. The word is said to come from a Sanskrit term for rags, and what began as thrift grew into a rich narrative art, with stories, deities, village life and flowering vines worked into the cloth. The running stitch also ripples across the ground and gives the cloth its gentle, handmade surface.
In the centre of the composition, Durga stands in a purple sari, her many arms raised and her crown rising above her calm, wide-eyed face. Her lion bounds across the lower centre, tawny with a flowing mane, and Mahishasura kneels beside it in a blue costume, his sword and shield in hand, as the buffalo from which he emerged lies at the foot of the scene. On the left, Lakshmi in orange and pink stands with a lotus, and Ganesha in yellow stands on a lotus at the bottom left with his mouse at his feet. On the right, Saraswati holds her veena beside a white swan, and Kartikeya, in bright garments, stands beside his blue peacock. Pink lotuses bloom at the base of the group, and a small face crowns the arch above.
A tall arch of scalloped petals in pink, orange and yellow encloses the family, and a border of blue, red and orange paisleys runs beneath them. Beyond the arch, small green leaves and coloured flowers are scattered across the cream ground, and a wide outer border of pink lotuses and green leaves surrounds the scene.
The palette is joyful and festive. Magenta, orange, blue and purple stand out against the cream, while fine running stitches fill the
ground.
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Framing Services
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Delivery Timelines and Returns +
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We offer replacements or repairs if your artwork arrives damaged or has a quality issue. As each artwork is handcrafted, we do not accept returns or refunds for orders received in the expected condition.
Delivery Timeline
This artwork will be Made to Order and will take
3 weeks
to be made and shipped.
Once your order is placed, our team stays in constant communication with the artist to track the progress and
ensure the quality of your order. You will receive regular updates from us throughout this process.
All MeMeraki artworks are hand-painted. In rare occasions, artist may face delays due to weather, health, prior commitments or force majeure. Our team will reach out to you with revised timelines in case of such delays. We appreciate your understanding and patience in such situations.
Colour Disclaimer+
All artworks on the website are hand painted from scratch by our master artists. This makes every artwork absolutely unique and the actual colour and overall artwork may vary slightly from the artwork image posted here.