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A dark-skinned goddess murti stands on a reclining male figure beneath a golden arch in a garden setting. She wears a golden crown, a blue and gold patterned cloth, a pink-maroon draped cloth and a long garland of skulls. She holds a trident in one raised hand and a sword in another, while a red-faced attendant figure at her side holds a bowl. Brass oil lamps flank the scene, and palm fronds and foliage surround it. This is a deity murti in an outdoor shrine arrangement, and it is not a live event.

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A large painted or sculpted figure of the goddess Kali stands over a reclining male figure at night, set against dark foliage and a gilded arched frame. Kali has dark blue skin, a golden crown, bangles, a long red-tongued face, and a garland of severed heads, holding a trident, a curved blade and a red offering bowl in her hands. A blue and maroon draped cloth surrounds her. Beneath her feet lies a pale reclining figure with a cobra-hooded head, on a green painted base with flowers. Brass oil lamps flank the base on either side. No living people are visible. +1 copies2009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-Hyderabad +1 copiesA photograph of a large decorated Kali murti staged against dark foliage and an ornate golden arch. The blue-skinned goddess stands astride a reclining figure, her tongue out, wearing a jewelled crown, a blue and magenta shawl and a long garland of severed heads. 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