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Close-up of a blue painted hand of a deity statue holding a large red hibiscus flower, with long black hair and a yellow and red painted garment visible beside it. The background is a blurred white structure. No people are visible; the figure is a statue or murti, not a person.

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November 05 20102010-11-05Close side view of a large blue-faced deity murti resembling Kali, with wild black hair, wide brown eyes, dark kohl-lined brows, a red tilak on the forehead, black serpent-like markings on the cheek and temple, and a protruding red tongue with white teeth. The figure wears a necklace of red flowers and a garland of green leaves and white-and-cream blossoms, with white ornamental petal-like decorations framing the head. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05September 21 20132013-09-21August 16 20162016-08-16Close photo of a blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with protruding red tongue, wearing a white ornate crown, yellow marigold garlands with red flowers, and a pink flower held in one hand. Red-painted raised hands and a white ornamental backdrop surround the figure, with a dark background. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue.2015-11-11November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05Close-up of a painted deity murti with a red-palmed raised hand, blue arm and long black braided hair. Beside it, a yellow and red painted panel shows multiple stylised female faces with black hair, decorated with white carved rosettes and garlands of red flowers with green leaves. A carved white ornamental background with geometric patterns surrounds the figures. No people are visible.2010-11-05A close photograph of a blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, shown with her tongue protruding and a white ornate crown with lotus-like white ornaments. She wears a dense garland of yellow marigolds and red roses, a silver necklace, and a nose ring. One hand holds a pink lotus flower, another holds a severed head with a yellow face, and a raised arm holds a sword. Bangles adorn her arms. The background is dark. No physical people are visible.2015-11-11A 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.2013-11-02March 22 20132013-03-22