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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor temple setting with colourful string lights overhead. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a long flower garland of white, orange and purple blooms gestures with both raised hands toward a large blue-skinned Kali murti with a white draped garment, a skull garland of pink and yellow flowers, and a red-tipped outstretched hand. Behind him a bearded man in an orange-saffron cloth holds a small brass vessel. A lying figure in yellow and purple floral garlands is in the lower foreground.

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A night-time ritual photograph of a Kali deity murti with blue skin, a tall white crown, long black hair, and a garland of marigolds and purple flowers draped over its shoulders and chest, with a garland of pink-and-white flowers hanging from its neck and a skull-like face at its waist. A man on the left, bare-chested with dreadlocks, wears a white flower garland and rudraksha bracelets, and his hands are folded in namaskar before the murti. Behind him stands another man with a bare torso and sindoor forehead mark, wearing a rudraksha mala. The background shows multicoloured string lights and a green-and-white painted banner.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A man with long dreadlocks and a dark beard stands at left, bare-shouldered, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth and a garland of white, orange and blue-violet flowers, with rudraksha beads on his wrist. He raises one index finger toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali on the right, adorned with yellow and magenta marigold garlands, a garland of pink flower beads, a white crown and a dark sword. Colourful string lights and a painted banner appear in the night background, and a sliver of another person is visible at lower left.2017-10-19November 15 20172017-11-15A man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare chest, wearing a rust-red wrap and a garland of white, orange and purple flowers with rudraksha malas on his arms, stands at left gesturing toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali. The murti has long black hair, a white crown, a raised blue hand holding a sword-like implement, and is adorned with thick garlands of yellow and magenta flowers and a necklace of pink beads. Behind them a second man in a saffron wrap watches, and colourful string lights hang in a dim outdoor temple setting.2017-10-19Night photograph of a Kali puja at an outdoor shrine under a corrugated roof. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long hair, a rudraksha bracelet and a white flower garland, dressed in rust-red cloth, raises one arm while holding a small offering bowl. Behind him, a second man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead marking stands near a gold-framed panel. On the right, a large blue-skinned Kali murti with long black hair, a white and yellow crown, and garlands of yellow, magenta and white flowers holds a sword and extends one hand. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a world map hang overhead.2017-10-19A photograph of a night-time ritual before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with long black hair, a severed-head garland of pink-white beads and a yellow face mask. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard wears a maroon-red dhoti wrap, a garland of white, orange, red and purple flowers, and rudraksha bracelets. He extends his right arm toward the murti's blue hand in a gesture of offering. A second person in orange and a figure at the left edge stand nearby. Yellow flower garlands drape the statue, and multicoloured string lights glow in the background.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A figure with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, bare-chested in a maroon-red cloth, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large blue-skinned Kali murti. The murti has wild black hair, a tall white crown, a raised hand holding a sword, and an extended hand with red tongue detail, draped in yellow and magenta marigold garlands with a garland of skulls. Multicolored string lights glow behind, and a second devotee with a red tilak and a white garland appears partly at the lower edge. A rudraksha bracelet and orange-and-white flower garlands adorn the praying figure. The setting is an outdoor evening puja with a palm frond decoration above.2017-10-19A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-brown unstitched cloth, a white and orange flower garland, rudraksha bracelets and an earring, stands at left with palms together holding a few thin sticks or grass blades, facing a large blue-skinned Kali murti. The deity has a crown, a red tongue and a raised red hand, and wears layered garlands of yellow marigold, magenta and white flowers and a garland of pink-white beads. Colourful string lights and a dark roofed pavilion frame the nighttime scene. Other devotees in orange are partly visible at the lower edge. This appears to be a Kali puja performed with flowers and offerings.2017-10-19A man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard stands at left in a rust-red garment, bare-shouldered, wearing rudraksha malas on his arm and a garland of white, orange, purple and yellow flowers. He extends his hand toward a large blue-skinned deity murti. Coloured string lights hang in the background at night.2017-10-19