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{ CULTURAL APPROPRIATION } UK blocks export of unique 200-year-old Hindu paintings
Hindustan Times Pune
|November 23, 2025
The UK government has placed an export bar on a series of 200-year-old paintings that depict one of the most important narratives in Hinduism.
One of the paintings in The Devi Mahatmya.
(ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND)
A buyer is being sought to keep the set of 56 paintings, valued at around 280,000 pounds, representing the origins and triumphs of Devi. In the unique series, gold and silver paint are used across the 56 images to portray scenes that range from quiet worship to violent battles.
"This series is not only beautiful, but unique in the United Kingdom," said Baroness Fiona Twycross, UK Culture Minister.
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