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A painted image of the goddess Kali behind glass in a framed niche with a decorative mosaic top. She has blue-grey skin, a red tongue, a third eye, a garland of skulls, a yellow-patterned waist cloth, and four arms holding a lotus, a curved blade, and other objects. She stands on a prone figure with a sword-like hand near ground covered in bones and skulls. Reflections of trees and sky overlay the glass. No people are physically present.

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A painted image of the goddess Kali framed behind glass in a temple niche. Kali stands in a striding pose with dark flowing hair, a red tongue, a garland of severed heads, a red waist cloth and gold armlets. She treads on a prone white male figure with a leopard-print loincloth and a dark mala. Behind her are a blue sky, leafless trees, a distant funeral fire and scattered bones. No physical people are present; the figures are painted.2008-07-10A photograph of a painted clay statue of the goddess Kali standing in a corner niche of a plain ochre wall. The blue-skinned deity has long black hair, a protruding red tongue, multiple raised arms holding red-tipped implements and a severed-head or yellow object, and a garland of white skulls. She wears a yellow and black patterned lower garment and a gold necklace, and stands on a reclining white figure with long orange hair. A yellow and green arched painted frame surrounds the niche. No people are visible, only the deity murti.2008-06-09A painted shrine panel behind glass depicts a goddess seated cross-legged on a white lotus, wearing a red garment, a golden crown and a red bindi, with a golden halo. She holds a bow and arrow and other weapons in her multiple arms, and a reclining male figure lies beneath the lotus on a bed. Small painted devotees in orange and white sit at the lower corners. The frame is decorated with a mosaic geometric pattern of white, red, blue and brown tiles, and marigold petals lie on the floor below.2008-07-10September 22 20092009-09-22A photograph of two blue-skinned Kali murtis standing inside a shrine with a yellow-plastered wall and a corrugated roof. The larger figure has long black hair, a white and red flower garland, a red tongue, a raised sword and a severed head in one hand, with a red-and-yellow waist cloth. A smaller Kali figure stands to the right beside a yellow arch. Reclining white figures lie at the base of the statues. Bengali script on the arches reads Shyama Kali. No people are visible.2008-06-09A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands on a white-draped pedestal against a painted grey backdrop. The goddess has long black matted hair, a protruding red tongue, a white ornate crown and a white embellished garland of severed heads reaching her waist. Her arms hold a silver sword and other implements, one hand raised in abhaya gesture. Beneath her feet a reclining figure with red hair lies on a red-and-white patterned base beside a yellow lion, and strands of white flower garlands drape the statue. No physical people are visible.2008-10-27A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands on a white-draped pedestal against a painted backdrop. The goddess has long black matted hair, a white silver-trimmed crown and shoulder ornaments, a protruding red tongue, a skull-garland of carved heads, and raised arms holding a silver khadga sword and a red hand. Beneath her feet a reclining pale figure lies on a leopard-patterned cloth beside a golden lion-like animal, with a garland of white flowers draped across the scene. No physical people are visible.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Two painted clay statues of the goddess Kali stand in a dim, yellow-plastered shrine niche. The main figure has blue skin, long black hair, a red tongue, a white and yellow flower garland, and gold armbands; she holds a raised curved blade in one hand and a severed yellow head in another. Scattered limbs and a painted body lie on the floor in front. The statues are not living people; a painted label on the wall reads Bhayama Kali. No living people are visible.2008-06-09A large blue-skinned deity murti, resembling Kali, stands outdoors before a banyan tree with large aerial roots and green leaves. The figure has four arms, long black hair, a red tongue, and a tall white headdress with gold and mirror-work. It wears a white embroidered garment with a garland of white flowers and a necklace of severed-head forms. One hand holds a shining disc, another a curved blade, and a third is raised. A brass pot decorated with yellow marigolds sits at the lower left, with a small rodent-like figure near the base. The scene appears to be an image worship setting with no visible people.2009-10-17A large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands on a white-draped platform before a painted backdrop. The figure has long black hair, a red tongue, a white ornate crown and white shell-like decorations, multiple arms holding a curved silver blade and raised red hands, and a garland of white flowers draped around the body. Beneath her feet lies a pale figure with reddish-brown hair, and a yellow tiger-like animal sits beside them. A strand of flowers hangs at the left. No people are visible in the scene.2008-10-27Painted clay sculpture diorama of a goddess in a yellow sari with white flower garland, seated and holding a bloodied sword-like blade in one raised hand while gripping the bloodied arm of a dark-haired demon figure with a moustache and gold armband, whose chest is smeared with red. A pale blue fallen figure lies at the bottom left. The scene is set against a yellow-ochre wall with blue arches. No living people are visible; these are statues depicting a deity murti battle scene.2008-06-09