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A large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands on a prone white figure beneath her feet in a workshop with metal shelving, brass vessels and hanging drums. The goddess has four arms with red palms, a protruding red tongue, black curly hair, a white ornate crown and a white lace-patterned garment with gold dots, and wears a necklace of severed heads. A small cobra is coiled near the lower figure, which has reddish hair and a white body.

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September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22October 27 20082008-10-27November 02 20132013-11-02September 22 20092009-09-22A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands on a white-draped pedestal against a painted backdrop. The goddess has long black matted hair, a white silver-trimmed crown and shoulder ornaments, a protruding red tongue, a skull-garland of carved heads, and raised arms holding a silver khadga sword and a red hand. Beneath her feet a reclining pale figure lies on a leopard-patterned cloth beside a golden lion-like animal, with a garland of white flowers draped across the scene. No physical people are visible.2008-10-27A large blue-skinned deity murti, resembling Kali, stands outdoors before a banyan tree with large aerial roots and green leaves. The figure has four arms, long black hair, a red tongue, and a tall white headdress with gold and mirror-work. It wears a white embroidered garment with a garland of white flowers and a necklace of severed-head forms. One hand holds a shining disc, another a curved blade, and a third is raised. A brass pot decorated with yellow marigolds sits at the lower left, with a small rodent-like figure near the base. The scene appears to be an image worship setting with no visible people.2009-10-17October 29 20162016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29A photograph of a blue-skinned Kali murti with a protruding red tongue, wide eyes and a white ornate crown with silver-trimmed scalloped halo. Her long black hair falls past her shoulders, and she wears a red rose garland across her chest over a white embroidered garment. Her multiple arms hold a red-palmed hand raised, a red hand gripping a sword at the upper right, and a lower hand held open. A necklace of severed yellow heads hangs around her body. Red kumkum marks and vermilion decorate the figure against a golden-yellow background. No people are visible; the subject is a deity murti.2013-11-02October 27 20082008-10-27