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Night-time photograph at an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof and string lights. A man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard stands at left in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a dhoti-like wrap, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Beside him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white saree-like drape, yellow marigold garlands, and a severed head held in one hand. A second person in rudraksha beads and a red cloth sits behind a red-draped table holding flowers in front of the murti. A wall map with a counter reading 47 countries hangs at upper left.

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Night photograph in a covered open-sided shelter. A tall blue-skinned Kali murti with long black hair, a white embroidered dress and white crown, a garland of yellow flowers, and a raised red-tipped hand holds a red plate of offerings, while a small yellow-and-red face hangs on the garland. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard, wearing a maroon/rust wrap and a gold chain, extends his hands toward the murti in a blessing or scanning gesture. Behind him a shirtless young man with a rudraksha mala sits beside a red-draped table strewn with petals and a dark fur-like cloth. A wall map of 47 countries and a string of small coloured lights are visible.2017-11-15Night-time outdoor puja under a corrugated metal roof. A long-haired man with a beard, wearing a rust-brown sleeveless robe and a gold chain, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with long black hair, a white embroidered garment, and a yellow-and-white marigold garland with a yellow demon-head ornament. A red offering plate with flowers sits near the murti. Behind a red-draped altar, a second person with a shaved head and tilak sits, and a map with a countries counter and fairy lights hang in the background.2017-11-15Night photograph at an outdoor pandal under a corrugated metal roof. A man with long dark hair and a beard stands at left in a rust-red sannyasi wrap, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Beside him, a blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a white garment, yellow marigold garland, and raised hands stands tall. Below, a seated attendant in a rudraksha mala raises a finger near a red-draped table with flowers and offerings. A world map with lights and the text 'Across 47 Countries' hangs on the left wall, with strings of fairy lights overhead. Mounds of earth are visible behind.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15Night ritual at a temple: a man with long dreadlocks wearing a rust-red robe and a multicolour flower garland raises one arm toward a large blue-skinned goddess statue with a white crown, red tongue, skull-bead garland and a raised sword, dressed in white and yellow-pink flower garlands. Behind him, two men in orange-saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas hold silver plates of offerings, and a bearded man in orange sits watching. Smoke rises at left, string lights glow, and a world map with partial text hangs on the wall above a gold-coloured ornamented panel.2017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15A night scene at an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof. A man with long dark hair and a rust-red unstitched robe, bare-shouldered with a red thread on his wrist, raises both arms toward a tattered map labelled in English and Kannada about cities across 47 countries, with green lights marked on it. Beside him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white ornate crown, a white embroidered garment and a yellow-and-white marigold garland, one hand holding a tray with offerings. A seated young man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sits behind a red-draped table where a dark ceremonial figure lies among flowers. Strings of coloured lights hang overhead.2017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A photograph of a Kali puja at an open-sided temple hall under a corrugated roof. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red robe and layered floral garlands, holds out a small offering toward a large blue-faced Kali murti with a white crown, a raised sword and long black hair, decorated with yellow and pink marigold garlands and pink lotus flowers. Behind him, several attendants in orange and saffron cloth and rudraksha malas stand with brass plates. A world map with Hindi and English text hangs on the back wall, and string lights and a yellow-and-gold decorated banner are visible. The man's face and appearance do not clearly match a person identification here, so he is described by role only.2017-10-19