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A photograph of a Kali puja at night under a roofed open hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a white and multicolour marigold garland, rudraksha bracelets and an orange-red cloth around his waist holds a long decorated ritual sword toward a large blue-faced Kali murti with long black hair, a white crown, a skull garland and yellow and magenta flower garlands. Behind him stands a second bare-chested man in orange holding a tray of flowers, and a man in white sits seated with a microphone. Strings of coloured lights and a world map hang in the background. a person is shown in the foreground performing the sword offering to the murti, with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha bracelets and a saffron-red cloth.

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October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19Night ritual photograph at a temple with a large blue-skinned Kali murti adorned with yellow, orange and magenta marigold garlands, a white-and-silver crown and a sword in her raised hand. A man with long dreadlocks, bare-chested with a rust-red dhoti and a white-and-orange flower garland, stands before the murti holding a ritual implement toward it. Behind him a man in white holds a microphone, and at left a person in an orange cloth holds a plate of flowers. Gold-coloured temple panels, a painted world map and string lights frame the scene.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19Night outdoor ritual before a large blue-skinned Kali murti with a white crown, black hair, a raised sword and garlands of yellow and magenta flowers draped over its body, with a string of pink beads hanging from its arm. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a red-orange cloth and a white and orange flower garland holds a long wooden staff or bow-like implement up toward the murti's raised hand. Beside him a man in an orange-brown cloth holds a tray of flowers, and another man in a white shirt speaks into a microphone. A map poster and colourful string lights hang behind them under a corrugated roof.2017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19Night-time Kali Puja at an outdoor ashram setting with a large blue-skinned Kali murti dressed in a white embroidered sari, black hair, a crown and a raised sword, garlanded with yellow, pink and magenta flowers and a necklace of pink beads. In the foreground a figure with long dreadlocks, a white flower garland and an orange cloth stands before the murti offering something, while other robed participants in orange and saffron stand nearby. A man in orange at centre holds a microphone, and small coloured string lights and a yellow-garlanded pillar frame the scene. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made. Four to five people are visible.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night puja at an outdoor temple setting honours a large blue-faced Kali murti standing in a white garment, with a long black hair, a raised sword in one hand, and a tongue-out face. The murti wears a thick garland of yellow marigolds and purple-pink flowers and a string of pink garland beads, and a golden-yellow and red decorated cloth hangs at its side. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a dark red-brown dhoti with long dreadlocked hair bends forward toward the murti, holding a microphone near the garland. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron clothes, some wearing rudraksha beads, stand among flower offerings and a gold ornamented shrine panel. Fairy lights hang overhead beneath a corrugated roof, and a world-map banner is on the wall.2017-10-19