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A silver Ganesha murti stands in a flower-decorated shrine, wearing an ornate jewelled crown and a gold-and-stone necklace with a large gold pendant. Its body is draped in orange and red silk. The deity holds a shell-like object and a rope or staff in its raised hands, and is framed by garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds, purple and red flowers arranged in arches. An orange canopy hangs overhead, and a metal lamp stand hangs from the top. This is a deity murti, not a living person, and no people are visible.

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A metal Ganesha murti stands at the center of a decorated shrine, adorned with jeweled silver crown, ornate necklaces and a red-orange silk cloth draped around its body. Its raised hands hold ceremonial implements. White jasmine garlands hang from its shoulders, and the shrine is framed by layered rows of yellow, orange, red and purple flower garlands. An umbrella with fringed edging is visible overhead. No people are visible in the image.2010-09-05A silver Ganesha murti, the elephant-headed deity, is richly adorned with a jewelled crown and dense white and multicoloured stone-studded ornaments. It wears a red and orange silk dhoti with a golden-brown sash, a long gold bead necklace, and is framed by garlands of white jasmine and yellow marigolds, with rows of purple and red flowers behind. Its hands hold silver ritual objects, one a modak-like sweet and one a ceremonial implement. No physical people are visible; the image shows the decorated deity murti during a festival decoration.2010-09-05A silver Ganesha murti is decorated with a jeweled crown, gem-studded ornaments and a long necklace of golden bells, draped in red and orange cloth. It is framed by a dense arch of white jasmine garlands and rows of purple, red and yellow marigolds and flowers. A green palm leaf overlaps the left side of the frame. No people are visible; the image shows a deity murti in a flower-decorated shrine.2010-09-05A close photograph of a silver-toned Ganesha murti adorned with an ornate jewelled crown and jewelled ear and arm ornaments set with red, green and white stones. The deity wears a red and orange silk cloth with a gold-bordered band and a layered jewelled necklace. It holds a modak sweet in one hand and a trunk-curled object in the other, standing before a backdrop of bright marigold, jasmine and red rose garlands arranged in arching rows. No people are visible.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a silver Ganesha murti, the elephant-headed deity, adorned with an ornate jeweled crown and jewelled ornaments in red, green and white stones. The murti wears a red and orange cloth with a yellow lower garment and heavy gold bead necklaces. It holds a modak in one hand and an axe-like object in the other, and is surrounded by garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red and purple flowers. No physical people are visible.2010-09-05A photograph of a decorated Ganesha murti standing on a palanquin-style vehicle under a gold and blue canopy. The murti has an elephant head, a jeweled silver crown, and a red sash over a yellow garment with ornate gold and gem necklaces. It holds a ritual object in one raised hand and an axe-like implement in the other. Garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds, purple and red flowers frame the figure, and green leaves and a sugarcane stalk stand at the left. A blue painted vehicle with an animal head and an orange cloth with gold border sit in the foreground.2010-09-05A silver Ganesha murti with an elephant head stands at the centre, wearing an ornate jewelled crown, a peacock feather, layered gem-set necklaces, bangles and an orange silk dhoti with a brocade waistband. Dense garlands of red roses, white jasmine and yellow marigolds frame the deity. Behind it, a painted backdrop shows a smiling man in orange robes raising one hand in blessing, a painted portrait rather than a physical person.2010-09-02A silver Ganesha murti, the elephant-headed deity, stands against a backdrop of layered flower garlands in red, purple, yellow and green. The murti wears an ornate silver crown studded with red, green and white stones, a silver necklace with gold bead chains, and a yellow dhoti with a red cloth draped over it. White jasmine garlands hang from its shoulders, and it holds a modak and other ritual items in its raised hands. No people are visible. Photo of a decorated deity murti during a festival.2010-09-05A photograph of a decorated Ganesha murti standing in an arched frame of garlands in yellow, red, purple and green marigold and flower strands, with white jasmine garland encircling the figure. The elephant-headed deity wears an ornate silver crown, silver necklaces and jewellery set with coloured stones, and a yellow and red dhoti with red shawl. Its raised hands hold ritual objects. It is set on an orange cloth-draped platform with red flowers and leaves at its base, against an orange wall with latticed windows. No people are visible.2010-09-03A metal murti of Ganesha stands under an arched canopy of garlands in yellow, purple, red and white flowers with green leaves. The deity wears a jewelled crown, a red and gold sash, layered jewelled necklaces, bangles and an orange dhoti. Red and orange flowers are heaped at the base on an orange cloth before a pink wall. No people are visible; the image is a photograph of a decorated deity murti.2010-09-04 +1 copiesDecember 03 20112011-12-03November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copies