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Close-up of a painted deity murti with a red-palmed raised hand, blue arm and long black braided hair. Beside it, a yellow and red painted panel shows multiple stylised female faces with black hair, decorated with white carved rosettes and garlands of red flowers with green leaves. A carved white ornamental background with geometric patterns surrounds the figures. No people are visible.

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November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05A 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.2013-11-02A 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.2013-11-02Close-up of a blue painted hand of a deity statue holding a large red hibiscus flower, with long black hair and a yellow and red painted garment visible beside it. The background is a blurred white structure. No people are visible; the figure is a statue or murti, not a person.2010-11-05September 25 20092009-09-25 +1 copiesA 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.2013-11-02Close-up photograph of a yellow-faced deity murti. The murti wears white floral garlands of jasmine and red roses and is set against an ornate white carved backdrop. Its raised hand holds a long silver-grey staff or rod. At right, a silver-toned ceremonial object with a yellow and red-painted face is partly visible, and a human hand reaches into the frame at the edge.2016-10-08A 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 20132013-11-02November 05 20102010-11-05Close-up photograph of a painted deity murti being prepared during a devi pranapratishta ceremony. A large yellow-faced goddess figure with black kohl-lined eyes, a red tilak on the forehead and a white floral crown and flower garland is shown. A hand in red-beaded bangles, wearing a dark bracelet, touches the murti's face while another hand holds a red-tipped implement near its cheek. A silver metallic mask with red and blue eyes and an open mouth stands to the right. White jasmine garlands and red roses decorate the figure, and a thin white staff with a red tip is visible on the left.2016-10-08