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A photograph of a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe reaching up to adorn a white clay murti of the goddess Kali, whose tongue and multiple arms are painted red and blue. The murti is draped with yellow marigold garlands and set on a red and gold cloth altar with green fruit garlands and white flowers. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a painted backdrop. The figure's hair is long, dark and curly, and the orange clothing is distinctive; the page identifies this as the Chandi Homa event with a person present, and the appearance cues are consistent with a person, shown in person performing the adornment.

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October 27 20082008-10-27A man in a saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a red tongue, a white crown, many arms, a yellow flower garland and a necklace of severed heads. He stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in front of brass oil lamps on a stand.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of a long-haired person in an orange robe standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large blue-skinned goddess murti of Kali, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and holding a sword. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a pale-clothed attendant in orange stands at the left edge. Behind the murti is a painted backdrop of a tall building with windows. The scene reads as puja or darshan at a shrine. a person appears as the central devotee in orange, offering prayer to the Kali murti.2008-10-27October 10 20102010-10-10October 27 20082008-10-27A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair and a beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, who holds a sword and a severed head and wears a white crown and a yellow flower garland. Brass oil lamps stand beside the figure, and a reclining figure lies at the base on an orange cloth draped altar decorated with marigolds, white jasmine garlands and a green bead garland. A painted city backdrop with tall windows fills the background. A wall plaque on the right reads a copyright credit that is not reproduced here.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph inside a dim temple hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. A man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large blue-skinned deity murti of a goddess with a crown, multiple raised arms and a garland of yellow marigolds, with a figure lying at her feet. Behind him a second robed person in orange with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Brass oil lamps (deepas) with lit flames flank the scene, and marigold and white flower offerings sit at the base.2008-10-27A photograph of a devotee in an orange top and orange cloth with long dark hair performing puja before a large white-and-red-lace clad multi-armed Durga murti with a tiger and a demon figure beside it. The devotee holds a long sword-like rod toward the goddess's hands while a brass plate with oil lamps and a silver bowl sits at the lower left. Two smaller white lace-decorated goddess figures flank the scene, and a golden kalasha stands in front. The setting is a decorated pandal with blue backdrop and white ornamental arches.2010-10-10