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Night photo of a kneeling devotee with hands folded in anjali before a large blue-faced Kali murti with a white ornate crown, tongue out, yellow and red flower garlands, and a hand extended. The devotee wears a copper-brown satin garment, has a red flower garland and yellow face paint, and long dark hair. Beneath the murti lies a recumbent Shiva form draped in green cloth and garlanded. A brass lamp with a bird-shaped base sits in the foreground among scattered flower petals. Behind is a banner with a world map, lit lamps and partly visible text, and palm leaves. Ritual setting consistent with Kali puja.

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November 10 20152015-11-10November 10 20152015-11-10Night photo of a Kali puja at an outdoor shrine. A large blue-skinned Kali murti with protruding red tongue, white crown and white ornamented shoulders stands with a red-and-gold ceremonial arm extended, adorned with thick yellow and red marigold garlands. In front, a person in a red-gold garment and layered red and gold beaded necklace raises a hand toward a wall-mounted world map studded with small electric lights. Offerings of flowers and banana leaves lie on a draped silver cloth below, with a brass lamp at the bottom right. Green stage lighting tints the scene.2015-11-10November 15 20172017-11-15Night-time photograph of a Kali puja at an outdoor shrine lit with green light. A man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a red and maroon cloth wrap and a red-beaded mala stands at left, garlanding a large blue-skinned Kali murti with a yellow and red marigold garland; he raises his arm to her head. The murti holds a sword and has a white crown and silver arm bands. Beneath it lies a small figure of Shiva on a green satin cloth. A brass oil lamp with a peacock-shaped stem burns in the foreground, and a wall map with lights behind shows cities across 47 countries. Plants and palm fronds frame the scene. The man is an appearance-uncertain candidate for a person, shown with long hair, a mala and a wrap, but the face and garb are not distinctive enough to confirm.2015-11-10November 10 20152015-11-10October 19 20172017-10-19 +1 copiesOctober 29 20162016-10-29Night photograph of a temple-style ritual at an outdoor setting. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon silk garment with gold border and a red-and-yellow flower garland faces away from the camera, palms pressed together in namaskar toward a large painted deity murti with blue skin, white crown, and yellow and green garlands, holding a trident. To the left, a shaved-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a brass oil lamp. Brass lamps and palm fronds surround the scene, with a decorative backdrop behind. Suggests puja or aarti offering.2015-11-11November 15 20172017-11-15 +1 copiesA night scene at an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof. A man with long dark hair and a rust-red unstitched robe, bare-shouldered with a red thread on his wrist, raises both arms toward a tattered map labelled in English and Kannada about cities across 47 countries, with green lights marked on it. Beside him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white ornate crown, a white embroidered garment and a yellow-and-white marigold garland, one hand holding a tray with offerings. A seated young man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sits behind a red-draped table where a dark ceremonial figure lies among flowers. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead.2017-11-15November 10 20152015-11-10