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Outdoor photo of a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold-beaded necklace, applying yellow-orange clay or paste to a large clay Ganesha figure. The Ganesha has an orange cloth draped over its head and a long curved trunk outlined in black. Beside it stands a black stone or wooden deity murti with a raised hand and rudraksha-style beads, and a small figure holds a metal bowl. A golden-fringed parasol canopy with red tassels shades the scene, with green trees behind. The priest has a red tilak on his forehead.

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September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor ritual photo in front of a large black stone deity murti of Ganesha, its face smeared with yellow-orange paste and draped with an orange cloth and gold trim. A man in orange ochre dhoti and shawl, with a gold beaded necklace, stands before it touching the idol's trunk area with his right hand; a red vermilion mark is on his forehead. An orange-and-red fringed umbrella overhead and a young attendant in white holding the umbrella pole frame the scene, with green trees behind. Several other devotees in white and orange stand nearby. The man has no visible long hair, crown, or rudraksha mala; appearance cues are insufficient for an identity claim, so role is given as the person performing the ritual.2012-09-19A photograph of a man in orange and saffron robes standing beside a large orange-faced Ganesha murti with black trunk and details, beside a seated black deity statue. The standing man has long swept-back hair, a long gold-and-bead garland around his neck, a gold chain, and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, with a small headset microphone at his ear. He rests one hand on the Ganesha statue while speaking. Marigold garlands hang on the statue, and green trees and flowering plants fill the background. Cues are consistent with the page's a person reference; a person is the standing man in orange ornate clothing with a rudraksha-style garland, speaking at the statue during a Ganesha-themed satsang.2012-09-19A man in orange saffron robes and a thick gold ceremonial necklace stands at left, tilting his head and touching a small item in his hands near a large saffron-coloured Ganesha murti. The murti wears an orange cloth wrap and gold trim, and a dark stone figure stands beside it. Above, a golden canopy with red tassels shelters the scene. Behind, green trees, and a few other people in orange and white stand at the edges. a person cues: man wears saffron robes, a gold necklace and a sacred mark on his forehead, performing the ritual near the murti.2012-09-19Outdoors under green trees, a man in orange-saffron robes and a wrapped orange-gold garment stands beside a large black stone deity murti, which is coated with a thick orange-yellow paste and draped with gold foil. He wears a heavy necklace of large gold beads, a short tuft of hair at the back of the head and a white tilak on the forehead. He holds an orange cloth in one hand and touches the statue with the other, appearing to perform an abhishekam. Another orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala is partly visible in the background, along with a few partly visible people at the left edge and small statues nearby. Above, orange and red tassels hang from a canopy.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead with a red bindi, touches the trunk of a large orange-painted Ganesha statue. The Ganesha has an orange turban and a golden cloth draped over its shoulders, and is seated on a black stone base beside a black ceremonial item. A standing man in white shirt and white dhoti watches in the background, and an orange canopy with red tassels hangs above under green trees.2012-09-19