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A night-time outdoor ritual photograph centred on a large painted Kali-style murti with blue skin, a protruding red tongue, a black braided wig, a white crown-like headdress with lace collar, a yellow and red garland, and a raised red hand holding a silver ritual implement. Beside it, a shirtless man with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a lit flame on a metal lamp, while a bald man with white ash marks and a bead necklace stands with hands folded in prayer. Another man in a white cloth holds a metal cup. Onlookers and a video camera operator fill the foreground, and a smoky glow rises from behind. A deity murti is present with human participants performing a puja-style offering.

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October 30 20162016-10-30Night photograph of a procession around a large blue-skinned Kali murti with a protruding red tongue, white ornamental headdress and lace-like white decorations, flowered yellow garland, and a raised silver-tipped sword in one hand and a red-painted raised hand. Men with ash- and turmeric-smeared bodies stand around the figure; one bare-chested man in orange cloth holds a flaming torch, another with painted face and reddish-smeared skin is near the murti. Videographers and onlookers in the foreground face the scene.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30Night photograph of a large blue-skinned deity murti. Several bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth with rudraksha-style necklaces stand in the foreground with their backs to the camera, facing the murti. A woman with braided hair in white cloth appears at the right edge. The background is dark night foliage.2016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual before a large blue-faced deity murti of Kali with a protruding red tongue, wearing a white crown, a white lace-like collar, gold necklaces and a yellow and pink marigold garland, and holding a raised sword in one hand. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at left with his hands raised toward the murti in worship. Behind him are brass oil lamps, a tray with offerings, a fire glowing at the lower left, colourful floral decorations and a flower-hung wall. Several other figures in white and red attire stand in the background.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29