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A large sculpted murti of the goddess Kali stands with a black body, protruding red tongue, multiple arms holding a trident and other implements, a crown and a garland of severed heads. She stands on a reclining white figure, a murti of Shiva lying supine with long hair and a rudraksha-like bead necklace and an orange and gold patterned cloth at the waist. The scene is set inside a tent with red and orange striped fabric overhead and a bright orange backdrop, with a red floral garland draped over the reclining figure. No people are visible in the image.

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A large painted statue of the goddess Kali stands on a prostrate male figure within a red and orange tent. Kali has a dark blue-black body, a crown, multiple arms holding weapons, a garland of severed heads or masks, and a long tongue. The reclining figure below is light-skinned with a spiked hairstyle, a snake, a leopard-print cloth and a red-and-white garland. Strands of rudraksha or bead garlands hang from the deity. The setting resembles a temporary festival pandal lit with orange light. No living people are visible, and the figures are statues or murtis, not a depicted a person.2013-02-06February 06 20132013-02-06February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA large dark-skinned Kali murti stands with arms raised, wearing a gilded crown, a garland of flowers and a red-and-gold ornament at the waist, holding a trident and a raised hand. Around her are many severed heads and a skirt of red painted shapes. Below, a reclining white figure with a pale face and flower in the hair lies on a purple base beneath a bamboo pole, with a rudraksha-style mala across the chest. The background is bright red and orange draped fabric. No living people are visible.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large deity murti of Goddess Kali with blue skin, protruding red tongue, and wild black hair, surrounded by many raised arms holding weapons and ritual objects. She wears a gold crown, a garland of white skulls, and thick garlands of red, orange, yellow and white flowers, with severed heads at her feet. A leopard-skin cloth lies beneath the murti. The surrounding background shows more arms and foliage.2010-08-09November 02 20132013-11-02A large homa fire blazes in a metal fire pit in the foreground at night. Behind it stands a blue-skinned murti of a goddess with a red tongue, wearing a white shell-and-bead crown, a white shell garland, a necklace of severed heads, and marigold garlands; she holds weapons in several hands. Red satin cloth covers the altar, with brass oil lamps and a small brass figure at the sides. No people are visible.2011-10-26A large blue-skinned deity murti with a protruding red tongue, wearing a white and silver ornate crown, silver-white jewelled robes and large white earrings, with long black hair draped over the shoulders. Its hands hold a red-tipped sword in the upper right and a severed-looking red-handled item in the hand at the right, while the left hands are raised palm-out. A garland of yellow faces hangs from the hair, with red kumkum scattered across the figure. Behind it stand a corrugated pavilion with pink metal posts and green foliage. This appears to be a Kali deity murti.2013-11-02A photograph of a Kali murti standing at the centre of a shrine, painted blue with a protruding red tongue, a white skull-decorated crown and necklace, and multiple arms holding objects. She is garlanded with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. Below her, a figure lies on a red satin cloth, and an oil lamp burns at the left. A fire pit with bright flames is in the foreground at lower right. Gold deity murtis and a trident stand behind her in the dim background. No living people are visible.2011-10-26A man with long swept-back black hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala with pale beads around his neck sits in the foreground in profile, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange cloth, facing a large dark-skinned multi-armed goddess murti. The murti stands against a red and orange tent backdrop with a decorated crown, a garland of flowers, a trident and a raised weapon, surrounded by carved demon faces. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth, consistent with the page's mention of Swamiji at the event.2013-02-15A large painted or sculpted figure of the goddess Kali stands over a reclining male figure at night, set against dark foliage and a gilded arched frame. Kali has dark blue skin, a golden crown, bangles, a long red-tongued face, and a garland of severed heads, holding a trident, a curved blade and a red offering bowl in her hands. A blue and maroon draped cloth surrounds her. Beneath her feet lies a pale reclining figure with a cobra-hooded head, on a green painted base with flowers. Brass oil lamps flank the base on either side. No living people are visible. +1 copies