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Santa Muerte generally appears as a skeletal female figure, clad in a long robe and holding one or more objects, usually a [[scythe]] and a [[globe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://66.226.4.226/programs/madeleine-brand/2012/01/10/22062/los-angeles-believers-in-la-santa-muerte-say-they- |title=Los Angeles believers in La Santa Muerte say they aren't a cult | The Madeleine Brand Show | 89.3 KPCC |publisher=66.226.4.226 |date=2012-01-10 |accessdate=2013-02-09}}</ref> Her robe can be of any color, as more specific images of the figure vary widely from devotee to devotee and according to the rite being performed or the petition being made.<ref name="oriana1318">{{cite book |last1=Velazquez |first1=Oriana |title= El libro de la Santa Muerte |trans-title=The book of Santa Muerte |year=2007 |publisher=Editores Mexicanos Unidos, S.A. |location=Mexico City |language=Spanish |isbn=978-968-15-2040-3 |pages=13–18}}</ref>
As the worship of Santa Muerte was clandestine until the 20th century, most prayers and other rites have been traditionally performed privately at home.<ref name="Garma"/> Since the beginning of the 21st century, worship has become more public, especially in [[Mexico City]] after Enriqueta Romero initiated her famous Mexico City shrine in 2001.<ref name="Garma"/><ref name="Villarreal">{{cite news |title=
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