Durga Is depicted as sitting down atop a lion or tiger as her manner of transportation. This  was a marked illustration of her power. References to Durga appear in some of the most historic Sanskrit scriptures. She's named in hymns in the Rigveda and during the Atharvaveda (c. 1500–1200 bce). https://www.instagram.com/p/DKrd-nWOM1o/