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Night-time ritual photograph in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and strings of leaves overhead. A blue-skinned deity murti with a white crown and a yellow-and-pink marigold garland stands at right, holding a trident-like staff. In the centre a man in a rust-orange cloth operates a video camera on a tripod, while in the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange turban and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate beside a bearded man with arms raised. Smoke rises from a fire pit and brass lamps sit on the ground. A large screen behind shows a world map with green lights and a portrait labelled with a printed caption. Several white-clad and orange-clad participants stand in the background.

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Night-time outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion with a corrugated roof and strings of green and yellow leaves overhead. In the foreground a bearded man in white and a red sash raises both arms above his head, with a bearded man in an orange robe and orange headwrap and rudraksha mala beside him on the left holding a lit lamp. Behind them a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a white crown, red tongue, and yellow and pink flower garlands stands at right, its hand extended. A man in a dark red robe stands near a video camera on a tripod, and drummers and other devotees in orange and white stand in the background. Brass oil lamps, flowers, fruit and offering plates are arranged on a green cloth before the deity, and a projected world map with glowing dots hangs on the back wall.2016-10-29Night ritual photograph at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. A large blue-skinned Kali murti with a white crown, white drapery, a raised sword and a garland of yellow and white flowers stands on a red-draped platform. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a brown-orange robe, garlanded with white and orange flowers, holds his hands toward the murti in offering. Beside him, a woman in orange clothes holds a plate of puja items, and a man in orange wrap sits near a microphone. Smoke rises at left and a lamp stands on a gold pedestal. A world map banner with a portrait wearing a red turban and garland hangs above. Yellow marigold garlands drape the right side.2017-10-19October 29 20162016-10-29October 19 20172017-10-19October 29 20162016-10-29October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night-time photograph of a Kali puja at an open-sided temple hall. A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands at centre, with a white tongue-like cloth, a crown of white, a raised sword in one hand and a severed-looking offering in another, draped with yellow and purple-pink marigold garlands. Beside her, a large white-and-red shrine backdrop is decorated with yellow marigold strings and a red and gold banner. A man in a white-and-brown ritual garment speaks into a microphone at centre left. Two women in saffron and orange dress stand at left, one with long dark hair and a white flower crown, and a woman in a dark red robe stands in the foreground. A world map hangs on the back wall, and string lights hang above.2017-10-19Night ritual at a temple: a man with long dreadlocks wearing a rust-red robe and a multicolour flower garland raises one arm toward a large blue-skinned goddess statue with a white crown, red tongue, skull-bead garland and a raised sword, dressed in white and yellow-pink flower garlands. Behind him, two men in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas hold silver plates of offerings, and a bearded man in orange sits watching. Smoke rises at left, string lights glow, and a world map with partial text hangs on the wall above a gold-coloured ornamented panel.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29