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A large white-and-blue Kali deity murti stands on a white-draped altar before a painted grey-green backdrop, strung with yellow-flower garlands. The murti has blue skin, long black hair, red tongue, multiple arms holding objects, a white crown and a white ornamented necklace, with a yellow lion-like vahana at its feet. A small offering tray and a partially visible person's head appear at the lower right edge.

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October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands on a white-draped pedestal before a painted backdrop strung with white flower garlands. The figure has long black hair, a white crown, a tongue out, multiple arms holding objects including a raised hand and a sword, and a white necklace with a garland of orange flowers. Beside the figure lie a red cloth and a small orange lion-like figure. Two smaller murtis, one in red and one in blue with a flower garland, sit on the lower tier of the pedestal. No people are visible.2008-10-27A large blue-skinned deity murti, identified by its iconography as Kali, stands on a white-draped table against a painted cloth backdrop. The figure has long black hair, a white ornate crown and a white garland of skulls or beads with orange-yellow flowers. Multiple arms hold a sword, a severed head and other objects. A garland of white and yellow flowers hangs across the backdrop. A tiger-like animal and a small figure lie at the base, with a red cloth and a small lamp in front. No physical people are visible.2008-10-27A large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali stands on a white-draped platform before a painted backdrop. The figure has long black hair, a red tongue, a white ornate crown and white shell-like decorations, multiple arms holding a curved silver blade and raised red hands, and a garland of white flowers draped around the body. Beneath her feet lies a pale figure with reddish-brown hair, and a yellow tiger-like animal sits beside them. A strand of flowers hangs at the left. No people are visible in the scene.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A large statue of the goddess Kali with blue skin, black flowing hair, a protruding red tongue and three-dot tilak on the forehead, wearing a white and silver ornate crown, white beaded and embroidered garment, and a silver necklace. Her multiple arms hold a silver sword raised in one hand and a severed-head style offering in another, with red palms, against a dark blue backdrop decorated with strings of white flowers and green leaves. No physical people are visible.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of a shrine set up in an indoor hall for a Chandi Homa. Central focus is a large white-and-blue deity murti of a four-armed goddess with long black hair, a protruding tongue and a white crown, standing on a red lotus-like base. Garlands of yellow flowers hang from the backdrop on either side. The murti stands on a white-draped platform, flanked by a red-and-gold garment and a blue embroidered cloth on smaller stands. Brass kalasha pots with yellow flowers and mango leaves sit on the floor, along with a brass plate. The backdrop is a painted mountain-and-sky scene. No people are visible.2008-10-27A 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.2008-10-27