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A man with long swept-back hair, an orange-brown saffron wrap, and a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large blue-faced deity murti adorned with yellow marigold garlands and white floral decorations, holding a sword and a red object. A second person with shaved-looking hair and a bare upper body in the foreground faces the murti, and a map on the left wall shows Asia with a banner reading 'countries' in English and Hindi. Smoke rises in the dark, lit temple hall.

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October 19 20172017-10-19A photograph of a Kali puja at night under a corrugated roof. In the left foreground, a man with long, braided dreadlocks and a bare upper body wears a saffron-orange cloth and a white and multicolour garland, holding a lit oil lamp toward a large blue-skinned Kali murti. The murti wears a white crown, a yellow and pink garland, a garland of skulls, and holds a sword and a raised hand. Smoke rises from incense, and a world map with a banner behind them. Several other people are partly visible in the foreground and background.2017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15A photograph of a Kali puja at an open-sided temple hall under a corrugated roof. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red robe and layered floral garlands, holds out a small offering toward a large blue-faced Kali murti with a white crown, a raised sword and long black hair, decorated with yellow and pink marigold garlands and pink lotus flowers. Behind him, several attendants in orange and saffron cloth and rudraksha malas stand with brass plates. A world map with Hindi and English text hangs on the back wall, and string lights and a yellow-and-gold decorated banner are visible. The man's face and appearance do not clearly match a person identification here, so he is described by role only.2017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19Night-time photograph at an outdoor temple-style pavilion with golden carved pillars and a corrugated metal roof. A man with long, loose dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-orange unstitched wrap and a gold necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar facing a large blue-skinned deity murti with long black hair, a white and gold crown, yellow marigold garland and white dress, holding a red object in one hand. Two onlookers stand partly visible at the lower edge, and string lights and a world map poster hang in the background.2017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19