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A large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands upright, with a tongue extended, wide eyes, and a white ornate crown and shell-like lace headdress. She wears layered red and gold necklaces, a white embroidered garment, and a gold-coin garland reaching her knees, with a skirt of severed heads with yellow faces. Her multiple arms hold a red hand gesturing abhaya, a red object, and a severed head by its hair. The background shows orange and red draped fabric.

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A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands outdoors in a festival setting, with a protruding red tongue, black hair, and white lace-like ornamentation on the crown, earrings and shoulders. The deity wears a white lace garment, layered red and gold necklaces and a gold coin garland, and holds a red hand raised in abhaya mudra with other arms holding a sword and a severed head. Orange and red embroidered banners with gold trim flank the figure, and trees are visible behind.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29A large blue-skinned deity murti with a protruding red tongue, wearing a white and silver ornate crown, silver-white jewelled robes and large white earrings, with long black hair draped over the shoulders. Its hands hold a red-tipped sword in the upper right and a severed-looking red-handled item in the hand at the right, while the left hands are raised palm-out. A garland of yellow faces hangs from the hair, with red kumkum scattered across the figure. Behind it stand a corrugated pavilion with pink metal posts and green foliage. This appears to be a Kali deity murti.2013-11-02November 11 20152015-11-11A blue-faced deity murti of Kali stands centrally against an orange and maroon draped backdrop. She has a protruding red tongue, long black hair, and four arms holding a red-tipped sword and other implements. A red rose garland hangs across her body, and a necklace of yellow severed heads hangs at her chest. She wears a white and silver decorated crown and a white embroidered garment. The image appears to be a decorated idol placed for worship. No people are visible.2013-11-02A photograph of a blue-skinned Kali murti with a protruding red tongue, wide eyes and a white ornate crown with silver-trimmed scalloped halo. Her long black hair falls past her shoulders, and she wears a red rose garland across her chest over a white embroidered garment. Her multiple arms hold a red-palmed hand raised, a red hand gripping a sword at the upper right, and a lower hand held open. A necklace of severed yellow heads hangs around her body. Red kumkum marks and vermilion decorate the figure against a golden-yellow background. No people are visible; the subject is a deity murti.2013-11-02A photograph of a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, shown from the chest up. The figure has a protruding red tongue, long black hair, a white and silver crown with floral petal forms, and a third eye on the forehead. A thick magenta-pink flower garland hangs across the chest, and a row of yellow severed-head ornaments with black moustaches hangs below it. One raised hand is red-palmed, another holds a curved sword, and a lower hand holds a severed head. The background is a gold cloth with maroon borders. No physical people are visible.2013-11-02A blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands at the centre against a dark background, flanked by two tall ornate umbrella-like canopies in red, orange and gold with floral embroidery and a blue dove emblem. The figure has a white lace-like crown, a raised hand in abhaya gesture, a sword held aloft, and a tongue protruding. She wears a white lace garment, layered gold and red necklaces, a green garland, and black hair falls to her shoulders. A small brass lamp and dark lace-edged offering item appear at the lower left.2016-10-29November 02 20132013-11-02September 22 20092009-09-22A large outdoor statue of the goddess Kali stands on a raised platform under a tree canopy and an open pavilion roof. The blue-skinned murti has long black hair, protruding red tongue, and four arms; one raised hand is red, another holds a curved blade, and the others hold a severed head and a red-tipped object. She wears a white and silver ornamental crown, white mirrored embellished garments and a garland of yellow severed heads. Red flower petals and marigold garlands are scattered on the base, and a red-brown cloth lies beneath her feet. Deity murti; no living people are clearly visible in the foreground.2013-11-02November 11 20152015-11-11