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July 30 2012

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A crowd of devotees gathers around a large orange-red Ganesha murti at the base of a tree on mossy stone, the idol draped in red and orange cloth, garlands and leaves. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some with kumkum on their foreheads, pray with folded hands or offer a steel plate of fruit and flowers. A young man in a white t-shirt stands in the foreground, and a figure in a blue shawl and maroon top stands at the left beside rising smoke.2012-07-30July 30 20122012-07-30A photograph of a street procession at a temple. A decorated deity palanquin or vehicle is garlanded with orange, white, pink and red flowers and green leaves, with a lion-faced mask at its front. Many women in saris and jewellery crowd around it, including one in a pink and green sari, one in an orange sari and one in a green blouse with a grey-haired woman in glasses in the foreground. A man in white stands behind the palanquin near a pink-and-white tiered structure, and a man in a dark shirt stands at the right edge. Red brick walls and green trees surround the scene, with a golden temple roof visible above.2022-07-10July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10A large orange-robed Ganesha murti sits enthroned under a green draped canopy decorated with banana leaves. The deity wears a saffron turban, gold ornaments, a jewelled necklace and garlands of green and orange flowers, and holds a trident-like axe and a sweet in his raised hands. In front, two women in saffron and red saris kneel and attend the murti at a flower-decorated altar, while a seated crowd in white and pastel clothing watches from the foreground. A blue backdrop with a forest print frames the scene, and a date stamp reads 3-9-2008.December 02 20122012-12-02Photograph of a Ganesha murti with a red turban, pink trunk and four arms, standing before green draped fabric backdrops. He wears orange and red garments, marigold and white flower garlands, and holds a trident and a modak-like sweet. In front, a woman in a blue sari bends over a tray of white offerings, while a woman in orange-trimmed white garments kneels beside a fire pit of wood and flowers. Brass oil lamps and fruit plates sit on white-covered tables, and several women in white saris stand or kneel behind them as part of a Ganesha puja.August 01 20122012-08-01 +1 copiesMarch 09 20202020-03-09Outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A white arched stone frame surrounds a black deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, set on a raised red-painted base with a black-and-white dotted rim. A priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at the shrine's left, performing worship. Four women in saris and kurtas, one in a rust-patterned sari, one in white with a turquoise border, one in maroon, and one in a peach kurta with pink leggings, stand barefoot on a dark granite walkway with folded hands and heads bowed. Scattered petals and rangoli-like kolam designs lie on the ground.2010-06-30July 10 2022 Sripuram2022-07-10November 26 20122012-11-26