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A standing figure in a rust-brown long kurta with a matching brown cap and a white-and-yellow garland stands at left, hands held together holding flower petals, facing a large blue-skinned deity murti at right. The murti has long black hair, a red flower garland, a trident and a white cloth, standing on a red-draped platform. Nearby stands a brass oil lamp (lit), a tray of yellow marigold garlands and offerings, and steel vessels. Several men in white clothes stand with folded hands in the background, under a corrugated roof, at night.

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November 02 20132013-11-02Outdoor evening puja under a corrugated metal roof. A long-haired person in a rust-brown robe, a reddish-orange head wrap and a white flower garland stands at left, holding flowers and facing a statue of a blue-skinned goddess with black hair, a red flower garland, a trident-like weapon and a white cloth, set on a gold-draped altar. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in front of the altar, with yellow and orange flower offerings, brass vessels and a small fire pit at left. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands in the background.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A 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.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19Evening outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal roof. On the left stands a large painted deity murti, a dark-haired figure with blue skin and many garlands of pink and red flowers, flanked by brass oil lamps and white floral offerings. Centre right, a person in an orange-brown garment with a gold-trimmed shawl and a long white and yellow flower garland stands smiling beside the murti. To the right, another attendant in an orange turban and rudraksha-style beads holds a ceremonial item near a gilded red chair. Fairy lights glow among plants in the background, and yellow marigold garlands lie on the ground in front.2013-11-02At night, a priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at left, extending a silver aarti plate with a lit flame toward a large blue-faced Kali deity murti. The murti has a white crown, a red garland, and raised arms holding objects. Below it, a gold-draped altar is decorated with marigold garlands and yellow flowers, with a fire pit burning at lower left and brass oil lamps flanking the steps. The scene is an evening aarti before a Kali murti.2013-11-02A 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.2017-10-19Night photograph of a Kali puja at an outdoor shrine under a corrugated roof. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long hair, a rudraksha bracelet and a white flower garland, dressed in rust-red cloth, raises one arm while holding a small offering bowl. Behind him, a second man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead marking stands near a gold-framed panel. On the right, a large blue-skinned Kali murti with long black hair, a white and yellow crown, and garlands of yellow, magenta and white flowers holds a sword and extends one hand. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a world map hang overhead.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19