Mask of Vaikuntha Vishnu, late 5th century. Learn more about 5th century masks
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A shape-shifting figure in Hindu mythology, usually depicted with the head of a buffalo. He is associated with the Hindu goddess Durga as Mahishasurmardini, who slays him in various legends. From the Sanskrit words mahisha, meaning “buffalo,” and asura, referring to a class of antagonistic deities.