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A night-time photo of a long-haired man in a rust-red garment seated in profile at left, facing a large blue-skinned goddess murti with white ornamental crown, black hair and a yellow marigold garland. The murti holds a red sword-like object in one raised hand and a severed head with red tilak in another, while a small offering plate of food rests nearby. Coloured string lights glow in the background beneath a world map on the wall. The man appears to be a person by appearance cues: long dark dreadlock-style hair and a thin chain necklace, though his face is partly turned away and uncertain.

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November 15 20172017-11-15A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands in profile at left, palms pressed together in namaste before a large blue-skinned deity murti with a white crown, yellow marigold garlands and a long black hair. The statue holds a red-tipped object and a small severed-looking painted head is garlanded at its feet; a tray of offerings rests in front. The man wears a red-orange garment and a thin gold chain. Behind them are a corrugated roof and colourful string lights in the dark background.2017-11-15A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands in profile at left, wearing a rust-orange unstitched cloth wrap and a thin gold chain, hands pressed together before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with long black hair, a white garland and a severed head with a red tongue. The murti holds a kapala-like offering and a red bowl, and yellow marigold garlands drape its body. Multicoloured string lights glow in the dark background, and a lit map-style backdrop appears at upper left.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15A night-time photograph of a man with long dark hair and a short beard, seated in profile at left in an orange-red cloth wrap and a thin gold necklace, with his eyes closed. He faces a large blue-skinned statue of a goddess with yellow and white garlands, a crown and a red tongue, whose raised hand holds a small offering of flowers or grains. Below her hand sits a small painted face mask with a red forehead mark. Colourful string lights hang in the background beneath a corrugated roof, and a world map is visible at top left. The man's appearance does not clearly establish whether he is a person, so the a person field remains unsure.2017-11-15A photograph at night of a man with long dreadlocks standing in profile on the left, palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder and a thin gold chain. Beside him is a large blue-skinned Kali murti with white and yellow marigold garlands, a white crown, extended tongue and raised hands holding a sword and a severed head; a small offering dish with a head-shaped object sits in her other hand. Colourful string lights glow in the background under a corrugated roof, and a glowing backdrop display shows a map on the upper left. The man is praying to the deity, appearing to perform a devotional offering.2017-11-15A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a short beard, bare-shouldered with a saffron-orange cloth draped over the body and a thin gold chain, standing in profile at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large blue-skinned deity murti. The murti has long black hair, a white crown, a garland of yellow marigolds, and a severed head held at its waist. Behind them, colourful round lights glow in the dark room, and a tray with offerings sits in the frame.2017-11-15A long-haired man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap stands at left, bare-shouldered, his hands folded near his chest as he bows toward a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali at right. The murti has a white crown, long black hair, a garland of yellow and white flowers, and a raised sword in its right hand. A small yellow-and-red face mask is set near its waist, and the man's palm holds a small offering of yellow petals. Strings of coloured lights and a corrugated roof frame the night-time setting, and a camera operator is partly visible at the left edge.2017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15