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A seated man with long dark hair and a beard sits barefoot on a painted platform at night, palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rust-red cloth and a white jasmine garland with red flowers. Behind him stands a deity murti of Kali with blue skin, a protruding red tongue, a white lace-like backdrop and yellow and purple garlands, holding a sword. Another bare-chested man with white-marked skin in an orange dhoti stands behind, holding a small plate of flowers. A plate of white powder sits nearby on the platform.

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Night-time photograph of a bearded man in orange-red robes sitting on a cloth before a large blue-skinned deity murti of a goddess with a red tongue, white garments and a skull-like garland of yellow marigolds. He smiles while adorned with a white jasmine garland and red flower garland, and a brown rudraksha-style mala hangs on his chest. A shirtless attendant with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace stands behind, and a man in the lower right with blue-stained face and hair kneels with folded hands. A yellow wooden railing is visible at right. Flower garlands, a sindoor mark on the forehead, and a lamp-lit ritual setting suggest a puja.2016-10-30A bearded man with long dark hair sits on a striped cushioned seat wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a leopard-print wrap, draped with a thick white and red flower garland. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue deity murti with a yellow flower garland and several small faces. A man in an orange-red dhoti with a beaded necklace stands at right, and a woman in an orange sari with a white-smeared face sits at the right edge. Orange-clad attendants and a wooden scaffold frame the scene. a person (appearance cues: long swept hair, rudraksha-style mala, distinctive shawl and garland) seated as the central figure.2016-10-30A man with swept-back dark hair and a short beard kneels with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, on a dark stage at night. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, a rudraksha mala on his wrist, and a garland of white and multicoloured flowers around his neck. A silver trident-shaped staff stands upright beside him. To the right, a large painted deity figure with a crown and ornate gold-and-jewelled garments is partly visible, with yellow flower garlands hanging from it.2017-09-30March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a seated man in a dark robe draped with a multicoloured flower garland, sitting before a large deity murti of Mahishasura Mardhini with a fierce red-tongued face, yellow marigold garlands, and a white and blue embroidered sari-like garment. A lit flame glows behind, and a brass bowl of yellow flowers sits at the lower left. The seated man appears to be a person based on the long swept-back hair, beard and garland; he is shown seated in front of the murti during a puja setting.2016-10-11October 11 20162016-10-11October 19 20172017-10-19Night photograph of a ritual scene on a raised platform. A man with long grey-streaked hair and a beard sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti, a white and red flower garland, a leopard-print shawl, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with multiple arms, holding a sword and a skull-topped staff, draped in yellow and purple flower garlands. Two ash-smeared men in saffron-orange dhotis stand nearby, one with hands folded at his chest and one holding a red object, and a woman in a green sari sits with palms joined at left. The platform has a striped cloth and scattered white powder.2016-10-10 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20172017-09-30Night photograph of a seated bearded man with long hair in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap and a thick white flower garland, smiling on a raised platform decorated with red and green painted borders. Behind him stands a large blue-skinned deity murti, adorned with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers, with multiple small face heads on its body. A woman in an orange sari with gold border stands to the left holding a brass plate of offerings, and a brass thali sits at the lower left with flowers scattered on the platform. The setting appears to be an outdoor night ritual with a leopard-print cloth beside the seated man and a metal railing at the right.2016-10-30A man with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, in front of an ornate yellow and gold deity murti with a yellow face and painted eyes. He wears a maroon-red cloth wrap, gold armlets and a gold waist chain, and a pink and white flower garland hangs around his neck. Coloured lights and a draped cloth canopy appear in the background. The man is a physical person present in the scene; whether he is the figure described on the page is an appearance-based judgement only, and the figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Visible deity murti in a festival or temple setting.2017-09-28 +1 copiesA man seated at night in front of a large ornate deity figure decorated with gold brocade, jewelled embellishments and green and teal fabric. He sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a white and multicolored flower garland, a silver ornamental necklace, rudraksha beads on his wrists and an orange-red cloth. A silver staff stands at left and a small flame glows in the dark background. a person in devotional prayer before the murti.2017-09-30