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A photograph of a blue-skinned Kali murti with a protruding red tongue, wide eyes and a white ornate crown with silver-trimmed scalloped halo. Her long black hair falls past her shoulders, and she wears a red rose garland across her chest over a white embroidered garment. Her multiple arms hold a red-palmed hand raised, a red hand gripping a sword at the upper right, and a lower hand held open. A necklace of severed yellow heads hangs around her body. Red kumkum marks and vermilion decorate the figure against a golden-yellow background. No people are visible; the subject is a deity murti.

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A blue-faced deity murti of Kali stands centrally against an orange and maroon draped backdrop. She has a protruding red tongue, long black hair, and four arms holding a red-tipped sword and other implements. A red rose garland hangs across her body, and a necklace of yellow severed heads hangs at her chest. She wears a white and silver decorated crown and a white embroidered garment. The image appears to be a decorated idol placed for worship. No people are visible.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, shown from the chest up. The figure has a protruding red tongue, long black hair, a white and silver crown with floral petal forms, and a third eye on the forehead. A thick magenta-pink flower garland hangs across the chest, and a row of yellow severed-head ornaments with black moustaches hangs below it. One raised hand is red-palmed, another holds a curved sword, and a lower hand holds a severed head. The background is a gold cloth with maroon borders. No physical people are visible.2013-11-02A photograph of a blue-skinned deity murti resembling Kali, shown standing with a protruding red tongue and long black hair. It has multiple arms, one raised with a red palm, and wears a crown with white shell-like petals. A garland of red flowers hangs across its chest, and a necklace of yellow severed heads hangs around the figure. The murti stands before an orange and maroon cloth backdrop with gold-bordered edges.2013-11-02A blue-skinned deity murti of Goddess Kali stands in a shrine with a tongue sticking out. She has multiple arms, a white and silver crown, and a long black hair. A red flower garland hangs from her neck, and a row of yellow-faced severed heads hangs around her waist. Behind her are an orange cloth and a maroon curtain with gold borders.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A blue-skinned murti of the goddess Kali stands in a glass-fronted display against a maroon curtain and gold-bordered orange backdrop. She has a protruding red tongue, wide eyes, a white silver-trimmed crown and multiple arms, and wears a long red flower garland and a necklace of severed heads with yellow faces. A severed head hangs from one hand, and a sword-like object is visible at the top right.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a Kali murti, a blue-skinned goddess with a protruding red tongue, wide white-rimmed eyes and a red bindi. She has multiple arms, one raised in abhaya mudra with a red palm, and a curved sword-like implement held overhead. A thick red and pink flower garland hangs to her waist, and a necklace of severed yellow-faced heads is visible around her body. A white silver-decorated crown and white ornamental arm bands frame her. Behind her are draped orange and maroon cloths with gold borders, and smoke drifts across the foreground. No people are visible.2013-11-02A blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands against a gold and maroon draped backdrop. She has a tongue protruding, a white ornate crown, black flowing hair, and a long garland of red flowers across her chest. She wears a severed-head garland of yellow faces and holds a sword in one raised upper hand and a red-tipped object in another, with the palms of the front hands turned outward. No physical people are visible in the scene.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A night photograph of a blue-skinned Kali deity murti with a protruding red tongue, wearing a white lace-patterned sari and a white crown with ornate filigree. Four arms hold a red-tipped hand, a sword-like implement and a raised hand, and the figure wears a red garland of flowers and a necklace of yellow skulls. Behind the murti are a saffron backdrop and maroon curtains edged with gold. In the foreground a devotee with dark hair is bowed in prostration before a gold-and-yellow cloth draped on a platform, with marigold petals scattered. Brass oil lamps with lit flames flank the scene on both sides.2013-11-02