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A photograph of a night ritual at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard, wearing a maroon-red cloth and a garland of white, orange and purple flowers, holds bundled sticks or incense toward a large blue-skinned deity murti with a long black braid, a white crown and a raised sword, adorned with yellow and magenta marigold garlands and a strand of pink lotus-bud garlands. A smaller yellow-faced mask-like head sits at the statue's base. Colourful string lights and a corrugated roof frame the scene, and other people are partly visible at the lower edge. Consistent with a Kali puja offering.

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October 19 20172017-10-19A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-brown unstitched cloth, a white and orange flower garland, rudraksha bracelets and an earring, stands at left with palms together holding a few thin sticks or grass blades, facing a large blue-skinned Kali murti. The deity has a crown, a red tongue and a raised red hand, and wears layered garlands of yellow marigold, magenta and white flowers and a garland of pink-white beads. Colourful string lights and a dark roofed pavilion frame the nighttime scene. Other devotees in orange are partly visible at the lower edge. This appears to be a Kali puja performed with flowers and offerings.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night-time puja before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and magenta flowers and a white garland, with a fanged face visible and a raised hand. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a white and orange flower garland stands at left in a rust-coloured cloth, palms pressed together and gesturing toward the murti, a bundle of grass in one hand. Behind him a bearded man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak sits holding a microphone, and another man in orange sits at the bottom edge. Strings of coloured lights and a corrugated roof frame the outdoor scene.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A photograph of a night-time puja before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with long black hair, a crown-like headpiece, yellow and purple garlands, and a raised red tongue and hand holding a sword. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak mark on his forehead, rudraksha bracelets and a flower garland, wearing a rust-red cloth, stands with hands gesturing toward the murti. Behind him is a partly visible person with a red tilak. Coloured string lights and a gold-painted frame appear in the background. a person cues: long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha bracelets and garland, and a red robe, with the page noting him at this event.2017-10-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a night ritual at an outdoor pandal. A bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-orange garland stands bare-chested, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth and rudraksha bracelets, with his palms extended toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali. The murti wears a white crown, a long garland of yellow and magenta flowers, a lavish rudraksha-like necklace, and holds a sword. Two other men in orange cloths stand at the left and background. Multicolour string lights and a painted world map hang overhead.2017-10-19A photograph of a night-time ritual before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with long black hair, a severed-head garland of pink-white beads and a yellow face mask. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard wears a maroon-red dhoti wrap, a garland of white, orange, red and purple flowers, and rudraksha bracelets. He extends his right arm toward the murti's blue hand in a gesture of offering. A second person in orange and a figure at the left edge stand nearby. Yellow flower garlands drape the statue, and multicoloured string lights glow in the background.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare chest, wearing a rust-red wrap and a garland of white, orange and purple flowers with rudraksha malas on his arms, stands at left gesturing toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali. The murti has long black hair, a white crown, a raised blue hand holding a sword-like implement, and is adorned with thick garlands of yellow and magenta flowers and a necklace of pink beads. Behind them a second man in a saffron wrap watches, and colourful string lights hang in a dim outdoor temple setting.2017-10-19