Śītalā Devī - Goddess of Smallpox & Epidemics (24 × 36 in Poster) Frame style:Framed It is more than a

It is more than a print - it is a piece of temple architecture

a central theme in Vaishnava tradition

Depiction of Shiva Mahadeva & Parvati – The divine couple is shown seated majestically

It honors desire not as consumption

Bring home one of the boldest expressions of tantra ever painted

Śītalā Devī - Goddess of Smallpox & Epidemics (24 × 36 in Poster) Frame style:Framed It is more than aIndia ca. 18th19th Century (FolkPuranic Tradition) Key Features tal Dev The Cooling Mother of Disease and CureThis evocative Indian painting depicts tal Dev, the ancient folk Puranic goddess venerated across North India as the divine controller of smallpox, epidemics, fevers, and contagious diseases. Unlike deities of distant abstraction, tal belongs to lived religion invoked directly by households, villages, and mothers seeking protection, healing,