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A smiling man in a red silk dhoti with gold-striped border and a cream-gold turban stands on a stage, holding a long yellow-gold shawl with both hands in a dancing pose. He wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him is a gold arched frame wreathed in yellow, red, green and purple flower garlands around a Ganesha murti with an orange headdress, seated on a gold cow figure draped in garlands, with a pink cloth. Fruit offerings, bananas, pomegranates and a brass oil lamp lie before the altar, with a microphone stand at right. The setting appears to be a devotional programme or puja on a stage.

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A performer in a red and gold sari-style dress with a yellow shawl and a yellow turban stands on a white stage with arms raised and a smile. Behind her a golden arched frame is decorated with yellow, red, green and purple flower garlands, framing a golden deity murti of Krishna with a cow-shaped golden base and a pink cloth. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, and trays of fruit and sweets sit on rugs on the floor, with microphones on stands nearby. A small flower arrangement sits in the foreground beside a clay pot with leaves.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a standing person in a red striped dhoti and a golden-yellow turban with a peacock feather, draped in a sheer golden shawl and wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace, smiling and gesturing with one hand beside a golden ornate shrine. The shrine holds a ganesha murti with an orange headpiece, set on a gold mouse vahana and framed by yellow, red, purple and green flower garlands and a gold arch. Bananas, apples, oranges and plates of offerings sit on mats on the stage, with a kalasha-style pot and a microphone at right.2011-09-01A photograph of a stage shrine. A young man stands at left in a red striped dhoti and a gold-and-cream turban with a peacock feather, wearing a gold shawl over his shoulder, layered gold necklaces and a red tilak; he raises one hand in greeting. Beside him is a golden mouse vahana draped in marigold and green leaf garlands, supporting a pink-draped seat holding a silver-and-green Ganesha murti with an orange headcloth and ornaments, framed by a gold arched backdrop, flower garlands and a colourful tassel canopy above. In front are bunches of bananas, plates of red fruit, sweets and a brass pot with leaves on a patterned rug.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage decorated for a worship display. A deity murti of Ganesha, painted in green and white with an orange cloth, sits on a golden vahana resembling a mouse/rat, framed by a gilded arch and heavily draped with yellow, red, purple and green flower garlands. A standing performer on the left wears a red striped silk dhoti, a gold-bordered cream shawl draped over the shoulder and head, a cream turban with a peacock feather, a red bindi, and multiple gold necklaces. Bananas, fruit and sweets sit on plates and a woven mat in front, with a clay pot and leafy branches at right and a microphone on a stand. A multicoloured tasselled canopy hangs above.2011-09-01A smiling man in a peach-orange turban and matching orange shawl stands barefoot on a stage, wearing a mauve-brown dhoti with gold border and a red and white rudraksha-style bead garland with red flower garlands. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture beside a golden canopy shrine decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. Inside the shrine stands a green-robed Ganesha murti with a trunk, holding a lamp, with an orange cloth draped below. A small decorated kalasha or offering sits at the lower left of the stage, and patterned carpets cover the floor.2011-08-31A photograph of a ceremonial scene. A smiling man with long dark hair stands at left wearing a yellow turban, a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, a red striped dhoti-style garment and ornate gold necklaces, his right hand raised in greeting. Beside him stands a gold-plated figure of a deity, its base wrapped in a green mound of foliage and dense garlands of yellow, red, pink and purple flowers, with a golden arched frame and a pink cloth beneath. Bananas and fruit are arranged at the foot of the display, and a multicoloured tasselled canopy hangs from the ceiling above.2011-09-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene before a golden Ganesha murti seated on a golden mouse vahana, framed by an ornate gilded arch and heavy garlands of yellow marigolds, red and magenta flowers and green leaves. Under a pink cloth and flower swag, the deity is surrounded by offerings of bananas, fruit, and bowls of grain and sweets on a pink silk-draped platform. A man stands at left in a yellow turban, yellow shawl, red silk dhoti with gold border and gold beaded necklaces, smiling and gesturing toward the deity with one hand. A brass oil lamp stands at left and a colourful tasselled canopy hangs from the ceiling.2011-09-01August 30 20112011-08-30