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A blue-faced Kali deity murti stands centrally with a tall silver crown, red tongue, and garlands of yellow and red flowers draped at its shoulders, set against red and gold drapery. Two priests in orange-saffron cloths face the murti: one in the foreground at left with a shaved, close-cropped head, and a bare-backed priest at right wearing an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, holding a flower offering. Flower-decorated altar structures frame the scene. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Kali Puja.

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A photograph of a Kali deity murti at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, decorated for a Kali Puja. The blue-faced murti has a silver and jewelled crown, protruding red tongue, raised arms holding implements, and long yellow and red marigold garlands draped on its shoulders. Red and gold drapery hangs behind it. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, and a second person's head is visible at lower left. Offerings and flowers fill the altar area. The caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Kali Puja.2021-11-04A Kali puja at a temple with a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, tongue out, multiple arms raised, wearing a golden crown and a garland of yellow and red flowers, set against red drapes and leafy green plants. In the foreground, a figure seated with back to camera wears a gold-embroidered garment and performs worship with raised hands. On either side stand framed portraits on gilded shrines garlanded with flowers. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Kali Puja.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A large blue-skinned Kali murti stands centrally against a red draped backdrop, with a tongue out, a silver crown and sequined halo, and multiple arms holding objects. Her necklace is a garland of yellow and red flowers, and a row of painted severed heads hangs at her sides. Green leafy branches frame both sides of the deity in front of the red cloth. A caption at the bottom identifies the setting as the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA during Kali Puja. No physical people are visible.2021-11-04A large blue-faced Kali murti stands against a red draped backdrop, with a tongue extended, a third eye, a crown of white and pink flowers, and an ornate silver-white headdress. Yellow marigold garlands hang across her chest, and her multiple arms are adorned with decorated bangles and armlets. Scattered flowers and leaves sit at her base. No physical people are visible in the frame. A caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and Kali Puja.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A photograph of a blue-skinned Kali murti at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, shown with a protruding red tongue, a third eye on the forehead and a silver ornate crown decorated with pink and white flowers. The deity holds a sword raised in one of its hands and has red-painted palms and arms adorned with silver armlets. Yellow marigold garlands hang across its chest against a red curtain backdrop with green leaves at the sides. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue. Text overlay identifies the temple and Kali Puja.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual before a large blue-faced Kali murti with a white silver crown, red tongue, a garland of severed heads, and a flower garland. Two men seated from behind in white dhotis and orange shawls face the deity, with a small fire burning in a homa pit in front. A red and a blue-clad small deity figure with garlands sit on the altar, with a few other seated priests in orange at the left and right edges, and brass plates with mango leaves and fruit in the foreground. The backdrop is a painted cloth with trailing jasmine garlands.2008-10-27A night-time ritual photograph in which a priest in orange saffron clothing and an orange turban stands bare-chested with white ash markings, holding a flame-lit lamp and a small vessel before a large blue-faced deity murti of Kali. The murti wears a white ornate crown, a garland of yellow flowers, white embroidered garments and holds a red-tipped sword and other red-tipped implements. Behind it stands a gold ornamental backdrop with scrolling foliate patterns. Two seated attendants in orange cloth sit to the right and centre, one wearing a rudraksha mala and tilak. A silver covered pot and a brass vessel sit on the raised platform, with a pink-and-teal cloth beneath. The scene is a puja with an aarti-style lamp offering before the murti.2017-11-15