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A photograph of an outdoor puja to a clay Ganesha idol seated on a black stone base among green trees. The idol has an orange-yellow body with black painted trunk lines and hand details, a red-orange turban-like cloth on its head, and a white and gold-trimmed cloth at its waist. A man stands at left in an orange-red dhoti and wrap with a heavy gold-beaded garland and gold necklace, his bare chest visible, and he gestures with his right hand over a silver plate held by another person's hand at lower left. A black hand-held ritual implement is visible at the top right of the idol. Background includes a gold-edged arch and small shrines.

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A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl stands beside a large clay Ganesha murti with an orange turban and gold-trimmed white cloth, performing a ritual offering. He wears a long chain of gold beads and a gold pendant and bows toward the idol, which sits on a dark black stone pedestal. A dark Shiva-lingam-like form rises behind the murti, with a golden umbrella above and green trees in the background. A brass plate and a small orange cloth lie on the ground.2012-09-19Outdoor scene with a priest in an orange-red dhoti and a long gold-bead garland standing bare-chested beside a large Ganesha murti. The figure is shown holding and adjusting the peach-coloured clay-like Ganesha form, which wears an orange-red turban and gold cloth, with a dark stone base and a raised dark stone hand holding an object. A reddish tilaka marks the priest's forehead. Green foliage and a gold-trimmed arch surround the scene, and a red and gold hanging decoration is visible at top left. A second man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. The priest appears to be a devotee or priest performing ritual preparation of the Ganesha figure rather than a person appearance.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of a man in orange ochre robes and a large gold bead necklace decorating an orange-coated clay Ganesha murti with an orange turban, its trunk outlined in black and studded with small gold discs. He stands beside a dark stone figure, and a yellow and red fringed canopy shades the scene under green trees. A small red pottu marks his forehead. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing, performing decoration of the Ganesha murti.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of a man in an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a gold-toned necklace and ornate gold chain, tying an orange-red cloth turban onto a large clay Ganesha murti. The murti is pale ochre with black-outlined eyes, gold coin-like decorations along the trunk, and silver-toned ornaments. A golden canopy with red and black tassels shelters the scene, a dark stone figure stands at right, and green trees fill the background.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.2012-09-19Outdoor puja to a large orange-coloured Ganesha murti seated on a black stone pedestal, decorated with white and gold cloth and an orange turban-like headdress. A man with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a saffron dhoti and orange shawl, a gold-beaded garland and an ornate gold necklace, and is applying something with his hands at the base of the murti. A red-and-gold umbrella is visible at upper left, with green trees behind and a metal offering plate in the foreground. The man has distinctive garland and shawl cues but his face and identity are not established, so no a person identification is made.2012-09-19September 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