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August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A priest in orange-and-saffron dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and bare shaved head, holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a Ganesha murti. The Ganesha is decorated with a colourful flower garland in bands of purple, yellow, green and red, a white and green cloth, pearl necklaces and a crown of laddu-like sweets. The shrine canopy is blue with white and red floral embroidery, and an air conditioner is visible on the right.2014-08-24Photograph of a temple puja before a golden Ganesha murti seated on a red silk cushion within an ornate gold arch. The murti is heavily garlanded with red roses, yellow marigolds and a pink-and-yellow flower crown, with a jewelled necklace. A man seen from behind, with shaved head, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha beads, raises a small brass lamp toward the deity in aarti. Dark red drapes frame the scene.2014-08-22A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a pink-and-gold headcloth performs a puja at a shrine decorated with thick garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. He holds a small oil lamp on a brass tray toward a central object. Brass vessels and a brass pot sit at the base, with a carved bearded figure at lower right and a bright yellow cloth backdrop with floral embroidered panels.2015-07-18April 14 20132013-04-14August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual worship scene before a richly decorated deity murti of a seated god with a crown, garlanded in layered red, orange, yellow, purple and green flower strands, on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat with a gold arch behind. A man on the left, with a bare upper body draped in a leopard-print wrap and orange dhoti, wears a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak, and holds a lit oil lamp or aarti tray. Another figure in orange robes stands behind him. A smaller garlanded deity murti sits at right. Brass bowls and offerings sit on a white cloth below the altar.2013-03-10A photograph of a Ganesha deity murti under a blue and gold canopy decorated with embroidered motifs and red lotus designs. The elephant-headed Ganesha is adorned with multicolored garlands of yellow, green, purple and red flowers and a white draped cloth. In the foreground a bald man in a rust-orange robe bends forward with his hands near the deity, apparently performing worship. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge and a white air conditioning unit is visible at the right. The lower foreground is a blurred green surface.2014-08-24A photograph of a ritual scene inside a covered hall at night. A man with hair tied in a knot at the back of his head stands with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a beaded necklace. He faces a silver-framed shrine holding a Ganesha deity murti, decorated with a gold crown, red and pink garlands, orange marigold and purple flower garlands, and a green silk backdrop. Brass pots and offerings are arranged on a red-covered table to the left, with an oil lamp flame visible in the lower left.2014-11-25April 27 20182018-04-27August 29 20142014-08-29