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Photo 11696203Photo 11696207Photo 11696208Photo 11696206Photo 11696205October 30 20162016-10-30November 15 20172017-11-15Photo 11696193Night photograph of a large blue-skinned deity murti with a red tongue, raised red hand, white ornate crown and white lace-like garments, draped in yellow and purple marigold garlands. Several people are at lower right and bottom, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala at right edge, and a shaved-headed figure in white in the foreground, partly cropped. Bright lamps and dark foliage surround the procession scene.2016-10-30Night ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a tall blue-skinned deity murti holding a raised hand and garlanded in yellow marigolds. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred ash, are gathered at its base lifting or handling a dark red-brown object wrapped in marigold garlands, possibly an offering or sacred item. To the left, an ornate gold-framed seated deity murti sits on a blue-and-red base flanked by lamps and potted plants. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands at right near a speaker, with two young boys in orange robes beside him. Festival bunting hangs overhead and a tall decorated kalasha-style banner stands at left.2016-10-30 +1 copiesA night-time ritual photograph in which a priest in orange saffron clothing and an orange turban stands bare-chested with white ash markings, holding a flame-lit lamp and a small vessel before a large blue-faced deity murti of Kali. The murti wears a white ornate crown, a garland of yellow flowers, white embroidered garments and holds a red-tipped sword and other red-tipped implements. Behind it stands a gold ornamental backdrop with scrolling foliate patterns. Two seated attendants in orange cloth sit to the right and centre, one wearing a rudraksha mala and tilak. A silver covered pot and a brass vessel sit on the raised platform, with a pink-and-teal cloth beneath. The scene is a puja with an aarti-style lamp offering before the murti.2017-11-15Photo 11697798