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Night photo of a temple-style outdoor shrine with a gold-painted pillar on the left and a world map with coloured lights above. A long-haired man in a rust-red wrap and rudraksha-style necklace stands with his hand on his chest, gazing up at a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white crown and a garland of yellow flowers. Two young men in red-orange cloth with tilak marks stand behind, watching. Strings of multicoloured lights hang overhead and a bright lamp glows in the background.

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November 15 20172017-11-15Night 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 20172017-10-19A night-time temple ritual before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, adorned with a yellow marigold garland, white garment and a crown with a skull-like headdress, holding a raised trident-like weapon. A man with long dark matted hair and a red-orange cloth wrap, wearing a beaded necklace, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp and a small bell, performing aarti. Beneath the lamp a small brass ritual vessel is visible. Other devotees in saffron and white stand behind and a person at right, with hands folded in añjali, is seen in profile. Coloured fairy lights hang above and a printed world map is mounted on the wall at top left.2017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19A photograph of a devotee in a reddish-brown robe with long dark hair and a beard standing before a tall blue-skinned deity murti with long black hair, wearing a white garment and a garland of yellow and white flowers. The figure holds a red offering plate and a flower in its raised hands. A small red-faced mask-like image sits at its waist level among flowers. Golden carved pillars frame the scene, with a world map projection and string lights behind. A seated attendant in the lower background is visible. Probable Swamiji is shown in appearance-based cues of long hair and a reddish-brown robe, performing an offering before the murti.2017-11-15October 19 20172017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15Night 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.2017-10-19Night-time photograph of a ritual at an outdoor temple setting. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown cloth, reaches toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a red tongue, white and gold ornaments, a yellow and pink flower garland, and a white backdrop. Behind him, a tray of flowers and offerings sits near an oil lamp and a fire pit. Two drummers in white dhotis stand in the background among palm-leaf decorations.2016-10-29November 15 20172017-11-15