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September 22 2009

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November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a painted clay statue of the goddess Kali standing in a corner niche of a plain ochre wall. The blue-skinned deity has long black hair, a protruding red tongue, multiple raised arms holding red-tipped implements and a severed-head or yellow object, and a garland of white skulls. She wears a yellow and black patterned lower garment and a gold necklace, and stands on a reclining white figure with long orange hair. A yellow and green arched painted frame surrounds the niche. No people are visible, only the deity murti.2008-06-09September 22 20092009-09-22Painted clay sculpture diorama of a goddess in a yellow sari with white flower garland, seated and holding a bloodied sword-like blade in one raised hand while gripping the bloodied arm of a dark-haired demon figure with a moustache and gold armband, whose chest is smeared with red. A pale blue fallen figure lies at the bottom left. The scene is set against a yellow-ochre wall with blue arches. No living people are visible; these are statues depicting a deity murti battle scene.2008-06-09September 22 20092009-09-22February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05Close-up photograph of a white painted clay or plaster figure with long, tousled light-brown hair piled up on the head, painted red-and-black eyes and forehead markings, and a brown bead necklace over a shoulder. Its neck bears pink painted lines. A red-and-blue hand is visible near the chest with a green, red and gold striped cloth draped across it, set against a deep red cloth backdrop. This is a statue depicting a deity murti, not a living person, so no physical people are present. The figure's identity is not clearly established by its iconography.2010-11-05A painted clay statue of the goddess Kali stands in a wall niche with an arched blue border. The figure has blue skin, long loose black hair, a protruding red tongue, multiple raised arms holding a sword and a severed head, and wears a white and yellow flower garland with red rose accents and a red waist cloth. Beneath her, a reclining pale blue figure with orange hair and rudraksha beads lies on the ground, and a white cobra rests at her feet. Devanagari-style Bengali text reading 'শ্মশান কালী' appears painted above the niche. No living people are visible.2008-06-09Close-up photograph of a white painted clay deity murti with long, wavy, light-brown hair falling over its shoulders. The face is painted with dark eyes, pink lips, a red nose ring and a painted forehead mark. Rudraksha-style brown beads and pink neck lines adorn the throat, and an orange and blue hand with a green and gold brocade cloth is visible at the chest. A deep red fabric backdrop sits behind the figure. No living people are visible.2010-11-05A painted image of the goddess Kali framed behind glass in a temple niche. Kali stands in a striding pose with dark flowing hair, a red tongue, a garland of severed heads, a red waist cloth and gold armlets. She treads on a prone white male figure with a leopard-print loincloth and a dark mala. Behind her are a blue sky, leafless trees, a distant funeral fire and scattered bones. No physical people are present; the figures are painted.2008-07-10November 02 20132013-11-02 +1 copies