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A small dark stone murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, seated on a carved pedestal and set on a green-and-gold patterned cloth. The murti has a red tilak mark on its forehead, a crown-like top, and a raised trunk with a round gold-rimmed halo behind it. Behind it is a dark stone wall with carved scalloped moulding, and a sliver of gold-edged ritual plate sits in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.

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Close photo of a small dark metal Ganesha murti seated on a green-and-gold tray in front of a carved dark stone wall with smoke from incense rising across the frame. A person's hand, blurred, reaches in from the lower left to touch or adjust the murti. The murti has a red tilak mark on its trunk-side face and a golden halo behind its head. Incense smoke drifts in the upper left.2024-08-22Close-up photo of a hand pouring a thin golden-yellow liquid over a dark green stone Ganesha murti seated on a green leaf-shaped tray. The hand wears a gold bangle and the figure has a gold-rimmed halo behind it, against a dark carved stone wall. This shows an abhishekam being offered to the Ganesha deity murti.2024-08-22Close-up photograph of a dark glossy stone Ganesha murti being bathed during abhishekam. A hand wearing a gold bangle pours water from above over the figure, which sits on a green banana leaf on a tray. A gold-coloured arched halo or prabhavali sits behind the murti's head. The background is a dark ornate carved wooden or stone panel with gold-edged scrolling.2024-08-22Close-up photo of a dark polished stone Ganesha murti, seated, being bathed with a stream of water poured from a hand wearing a gold bracelet. The murti rests on a green leaf-shaped plate with white granules and yellow petals. Dark carved wooden panels stand in the background. A visible hand is the only person; the pouring is part of an abhishekam ritual.2024-08-22A dark stone murti of Lord Ganesha seated in a cross-legged pose before an orange silk backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. The elephant-headed deity has four arms, holding a radish-shaped object in the upper left hand, an axe-like tool in the upper right, and a modaka or sweet in the lower right hand. A sacred thread crosses the body and a white offering is placed on the trunk. A red tilak mark sits on the forehead. A date and location timestamp reads 21-Feb-2026 4:43:16 pm, Salem, KAILASA Salem. No physical people are visible.2026-02-21Close photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a small dark stone Ganesha murti seated on a square base. A bare hand with a gold bangle pours a milky white liquid from above over the figure's head and trunk, which runs down onto a green leaf-plate beneath it. Behind is a dark carved stone surface with arched relief panels. No people's faces are visible; only the hand and wrist are shown.2024-08-22A dark stone statue of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha sits on a rectangular plinth on a wooden floor. It has four arms, holding objects including a modak-like sweet and a shell-like item, and a yellow flower is set on its forehead. Small pink rose petals are scattered around the base. In front, on a round silver tray, three small gilt metal figurines stand on pedestals, two with pink flower decorations, forming a small offering arrangement. Behind is a pale pink wall.Close-up photograph of a dark stone relief of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha seated in a carved niche on a temple wall. Four arms are visible holding objects, the trunk curls toward a bowl, and the figure is adorned with red and yellow kumkum dots and white flower petals or blossoms scattered on its body and base.2013-05-04A dark black stone murti of Lord Ganesha seated in a shrine niche, with an elephant head, a small red tilak or bindi on the forehead, and multiple arms holding objects. Turmeric and orange-yellow paste is smeared across the figure, and a pink and yellow flower sits near the trunk on the belly. Ornate gold-toned repoussé metalwork frames the niche on both sides, and a brown rock or pillar rises behind the deity. No people are visible.October 06 20102010-10-06 +1 copiesA black stone murti of Ganesha, seated with four arms and an elephant head, decorated with a red flower on the crown and a red tilak on the forehead. A saffron-yellow cloth is draped across its body. Maroon fabric hangs behind it, and scattered petals lie on the dark stone platform in front. No people are visible.2024-09-09April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copies