Size:
Height 11.5" inches
Width 6" inches

Superbly wooden carved Durga and her lion in mortal combat with the Buffalo demon Mahisasura, flanked by Lakshmi and Saraswati on lotus bases, Ganesha and Skanda on their mounts, all mounted on a carved wooden table and set against an architectural backdrop inset with a mirror, surmounted by an arched frame carved in fine relief with a pantheon of deities.

Shrines of this type were used in India for domestic worship (puja) in private households. This example, however, is larger and more elaborate than normal and was probably made specifically for display in the Great Exhibition.