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A smiling man stands on a stage before a gilded arched shrine decorated with yellow, red, and green marigold garlands. He wears a yellow turban with a red tilak, a red striped silk dress with a gold-bordered yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, and a gold necklace. Behind him a golden bull statue. A brass oil lamp stands at lower left and a gilded deity murti is visible within the shrine. a person presence is uncertain given the appearance cues of long hair, turban, gold necklace and ornate clothing, but the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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A smiling man in a gold-yellow turban and a red striped silk dhoti-style garment with a gold-and-red border stands center stage before a large ornate golden arch decorated with yellow, red, pink and green flower garlands. A golden cow-shaped figure and pink draped cloth sit behind him. Long beaded gold necklaces hang on his chest and he wears bangles. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge, and fruit, sweets and bananas are arranged on a tray at the bottom right. A colourful tasselled canopy hangs above. The setting is a stage or hall with a microphone visible at right. The arch and garland display recalls a decorated puja platform with offerings.2011-09-01 +1 copiesAugust 31 20112011-08-31September 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a man standing on a stage beside a golden cow figure draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. He wears a gold turban with a peacock feather, a red striped silk dhoti and a gold shawl, with a long rudraksha-style mala and gold necklaces. He smiles and raises one hand. Behind the cow stands a gold arch framed with garlands, housing a silver deity murti of Ganesha on a pink cloth. Bananas, fruits, sweets and a clay pot with leaves are arranged on the floor, and a microphone stands at right.2011-09-01A 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.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial Ganesha murti seated on a golden mouse vahana, fully draped in garlands of yellow, red, purple and green flowers beneath an ornate gold arched backdrop. The deity wears an orange cloth and a crown, and is set on a pink cloth on a purple draped platform. In front stand a bunch of green bananas, bowls of fruit including pomegranates and oranges, and sweets. At left a standing man in a red striped dhoti and gold shawl, wearing a yellow turban with a red tilak and a rudraksha mala, smiles and gestures toward the deity. A brass kalasha and a microphone stand at right.2011-09-01 +1 copiesA 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.2011-09-01A 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.2011-09-01A 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 copiesAugust 30 20112011-08-30December 18 20112011-12-18