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A blue-painted Kali murti stands on a red cloth-draped platform inside a room with blue cinder-block walls and a yellow door. Kali has four arms, a gold crown, a gold necklace and a garland of skulls, and holds a sword and a bowl. A man in white kurta on the left pulls a long red and gold-striped cloth across the platform, while a woman in white with an orange shawl and a young man in orange shawl stand at right, handling the cloth. A figure lies stretched at the base of the murti, partially covered by the red cloth. Decorating the deity is the visible activity of the scene.

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October 19 20062006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19Devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls decorate a blue-faced Kali murti standing on a white-draped altar before a blue wall. The murti wears a gold crown, gold-embroidered garment and gold necklaces, and holds a red object and a sword. A man in white stands at left, while two adults in white and orange shawls arrange a red-and-gold cloth and flowers at the base, and two children watch at the lower edge. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with a small lamp mounted on the wall.2006-10-19A photograph of two devotees in white clothes with orange shawls decorating a blue-skinned Kali deity murti with gold and jewelled ornaments, a crown and a raised sword. The woman on the left, with hair in a ponytail, and the man on the right, both in white with orange shawls, are bent over a red cloth at the base of the statue, handling a dark-haired head placed on the cloth. A plain blue wall forms the background. No visible person matches the a person appearance cues, so the a person field is none.2006-10-19A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands against a blue cinderblock wall, wearing a gold crown, gold and red embellished garment, a rope of skulls and raised arms holding a sword and other attributes. Two devotees in white clothes with orange shawls kneel at the base, decorating or tending the murti's feet and a red cloth with their hands. The scene appears to be preparation or decoration of the Kali deity. No a person candidate is visible.2006-10-19Indoor photograph in a corridor with cream block walls and red tiled floor. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron wrap stands at left beside a red curtain, one arm bent and hand raised, looking to the side. Behind him several people in white ritual clothes walk or kneel along the passage. At right a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a gold crown, gold jewellery, raised hand and sword is being decorated near a dark curtain with yellow hangings above. The scene appears to be a temple-area preparation for a procession.2006-10-19Outdoor ritual at a covered open-air pavilion with palm trees behind. A large blue-skinned goddess murti with raised red-tipped hands, a silver crown, a black hair mane and a garland of severed-head motifs stands on a draped pedestal. An older bearded man in orange robes with long white beard and topknot kneels before the murti, holding a curved ritual implement and offering at its feet, with a brass lamp in the foreground. Behind him, a younger man in orange and brown robes with hair tied back stands with hands folded, and several other orange-robed attendants stand nearby. A decorative triangular banner hangs at right.2013-11-05October 19 20062006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19