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A night-time photograph of a Kali puja at an outdoor temple pavilion with a tin roof. A large blue-skinned Kali murti with a raised sword and white robe stands draped in yellow and pink marigold garlands and a lei of pink flowers. In front, a figure with long dark dreadlocks and a brown garment, back to the camera, offers flowers toward the deity. To the left, two young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas hold offering trays, and smoke rises behind them. A world map hangs on the wall above, and a bearded man in ochre clothing stands among the attendants. Shaded garland decorations frame the scene.

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