Depicting Durga in her most famous narrative—slaying the buffalo demon, Mahisha—this multi-limbed form of the goddess is a sculptural masterpiece. Flanked by two slain demons, Durga is shown grasping with her lower left hand the head of the demon that emerges from the animal that she has just decapitated. The deity’s dynamism—especially in this fearsome, all-powerful form—is balanced by the delicacy of her features, adornments, and calm expression. Durga’s right leg, raised above the ground and extended in an active lunging pose, is supported by her animal companion (vahana), the lion, who bends to her weight. The style of her large hoop earrings and patterned wrapped skirt (dhoti) is characteristically Newar in design.