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A photograph of a goddess murti in a shrine with a red draped backdrop and a white lace-like arch behind her. The multi-armed deity has yellow skin, a long black braided hair, a white and red adorned costume, and carries weapons in her raised hands, with a lion mount at her base. Two priests stand in front of the murti, both shaved-headed and bare-chested: the left one in a pink dhoti with a yellow border and a crossbody bag, pouring liquid from a silver vessel; the right one in an orange dhoti with a dark orange wrap. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge. Two people are visible.

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October 15 20122012-10-15October 03 20112011-10-03Night-time puja before a large white and silver decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a red-and-gold face, dark hair, a crown and yellow marigold garlands draped on her body. On the left, a priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a long ceremonial pole. On the right, a man in white ritual cloth with a gold border holds a silver tray of offerings. A painted backdrop of red and blue panels shows figures behind the murti.2011-10-03October 03 20112011-10-03A photograph of a devotional rite at a large goddess murti with multiple raised yellow arms and a painted face, set against white lace-like decorative backdrop and a red cloth. Two men in ritual attire perform the worship: the man on the left is bald with a rudraksha mala, wearing a pink-salmon cloth wrapped around his body, and he holds a silver plate while reaching up toward the murti. The man on the right, bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth and a beaded mala, touches the murti's arm with one hand. No distinctive a person cues are visible, so the people are described by role only.2012-10-15A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and white tilak on his forehead, touches the forehead of a large yellow-faced Kali-style deity murti with raised arms, long black hair and a white lace-like backdrop. A second assistant in pink-orange cloth holds a silver pot or vessel with grass at the left edge. The background is a red draped cloth. Behind the deity, a smaller white-and-yellow figure is visible.2012-10-15October 03 20112011-10-03October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 03 20112011-10-03October 03 20112011-10-03October 03 20112011-10-03October 03 20112011-10-03