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Goddesses Bhuvanesvari and Bagala, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own collection record for its Calcutta Art Studio lithograph diptych of Bhuvaneshvari and Bagala, one of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas, describing Bhuvaneshvari at left as embodiment of the power of knowledge and Bagala (Bagalamukhi) at right, whose name is read as "the one who checks the mouth", to silence speech and still the mind.

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Citation
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849515
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
Tier two: the holding institution's own catalogue record, used here for the print's subjects, iconographic reading and place in the wider five-sheet series.
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Bagalamukhi, Deities

This source names Bagalamukhi directly: "of the power of knowledge and Bagala (Bagalamukhi) at right, whose name is read as "the one who checks the mouth", to silence speech and still the mind."

Bhuvaneshvari, Deities

This source names Bhuvaneshvari directly: "Art Studio lithograph diptych of Bhuvaneshvari and Bagala, one of five sheets depicting the Ten Mahavidyas, describing Bhuvaneshvari at left as embodiment of the power of knowledge and Bagala..."

Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)

This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
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