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A photograph of two blue-skinned Kali murtis standing inside a shrine with a yellow-plastered wall and a corrugated roof. The larger figure has long black hair, a white and red flower garland, a red tongue, a raised sword and a severed head in one hand, with a red-and-yellow waist cloth. A smaller Kali figure stands to the right beside a yellow arch. Reclining white figures lie at the base of the statues. Bengali script on the arches reads Shyama Kali. No people are visible.

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Two painted clay statues of the goddess Kali stand in a dim, yellow-plastered shrine niche. The main figure has blue skin, long black hair, a red tongue, a white and yellow flower garland, and gold armbands; she holds a raised curved blade in one hand and a severed yellow head in another. Scattered limbs and a painted body lie on the floor in front. The statues are not living people; a painted label on the wall reads Bhayama Kali. No living people are visible.2008-06-09A photograph of a painted clay statue of the goddess Kali standing in a corner niche of a plain ochre wall. The blue-skinned deity has long black hair, a protruding red tongue, multiple raised arms holding red-tipped implements and a severed-head or yellow object, and a garland of white skulls. She wears a yellow and black patterned lower garment and a gold necklace, and stands on a reclining white figure with long orange hair. A yellow and green arched painted frame surrounds the niche. No people are visible, only the deity murti.2008-06-09A painted clay statue of the goddess Kali stands in a wall niche with an arched blue border. The figure has blue skin, long loose black hair, a protruding red tongue, multiple raised arms holding a sword and a severed head, and wears a white and yellow flower garland with red rose accents and a red waist cloth. Beneath her, a reclining pale blue figure with orange hair and rudraksha beads lies on the ground, and a white cobra rests at her feet. Devanagari-style Bengali text reading 'শ্মশান কালী' appears painted above the niche. No living people are visible.2008-06-09September 22 20092009-09-22Photograph of an indoor shrine with painted clay sculptures against a yellow wall. A four-armed goddess seated on a white and blue lotus pedestal wears a garland and a red-and-gold crown, with a reclining figure at her feet. Beside her stand nude, blood-smeared female figures with long black hair, one holding a sword and another raising a club. A central pink figure wears a garland of skulls and a belt, and a standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a beard stands among them. Red and black Bengali script is painted on the wall above. The figures are statues, not living people.2008-06-09November 05 20102010-11-05October 27 20082008-10-27A large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands on a white-draped pedestal before a painted backdrop strung with white flower garlands. The figure has long black hair, a white crown, a tongue out, multiple arms holding objects including a raised hand and a sword, and a white necklace with a garland of orange flowers. Beside the figure lie a red cloth and a small orange lion-like figure. Two smaller murtis, one in red and one in blue with a flower garland, sit on the lower tier of the pedestal. No people are visible.2008-10-27Painted clay sculpture diorama of a goddess in a yellow sari with white flower garland, seated and holding a bloodied sword-like blade in one raised hand while gripping the bloodied arm of a dark-haired demon figure with a moustache and gold armband, whose chest is smeared with red. A pale blue fallen figure lies at the bottom left. The scene is set against a yellow-ochre wall with blue arches. No living people are visible; these are statues depicting a deity murti battle scene.2008-06-09October 27 20082008-10-27A large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands on a white-draped platform before a painted backdrop. The figure has long black hair, a red tongue, a white ornate crown and white shell-like decorations, multiple arms holding a curved silver blade and raised red hands, and a garland of white flowers draped around the body. Beneath her feet lies a pale figure with reddish-brown hair, and a yellow tiger-like animal sits beside them. A strand of flowers hangs at the left. No people are visible in the scene.2008-10-27November 02 20132013-11-02