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Night photo of a family standing beside a decorated Ganesha murti at a shrine for Vinayagar Chaturthi puja. On the left a woman in a green sari with floral print and red bangles stands with hands folded. Behind her a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti stands. The black Ganesha murti is garlanded with yellow and pink flower garlands and wears an orange cloth. In front are offerings of fruits, coconuts, bananas, flowers and sugarcane stalks, plus a small decorated stand. On the right a girl in a teal top and a boy in a blue shirt stand near a second decorated murti draped in yellow and orange garlands. The ornate silver-toned arch frames the shrine.

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Night photograph of five women standing in a row beside an outdoor shrine decorated for Ganesh Chaturthi puja. At the centre is a dark stone deity murti draped in a thick garland of pink and white flowers, with a red cloth beneath it. Offerings on the platform include fruits, coconuts, flowers and a small pair of figurines. An ornate gold arch frames the shrine. On the left, two women wear pink and yellow and blue and gold saris; the woman in the centre wears a yellow sari with a red border. On the right, two younger women wear a magenta kurta with a cream dupatta and a teal dress with a black shawl. Trees and hanging wires are visible behind them.Indoor daily puja before a shrine of deity murtis with a shivalinga on a blue cloth at the centre. A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse stands with palms joined at the left. A barefoot boy with a bare chest and grey shorts and a girl in a maroon skirt with bangles stand with palms joined in front of the shivalinga. Behind them are standing murtis draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with white flowers, plus small figures with flower garlands. A brass plate holds mangoes and a small bowl of offerings, and incense smoke rises at the lower edge.Indoor home shrine with a central murti of a deity adorned with a white flower garland and a green floral arch, flanked by two smaller figures on a blue-draped altar. A portrait of a smiling figure in a pink turban and white garland stands at left on a green-draped stand. A woman in a blue sari with folded hands and a man in a white dhoti with bare chest, folded hands and white markings stand at right. Oil lamps, a kalasha, offerings and flowers sit on the altar, with yellow and purple curtains behind.2021-05-20August 21 20132013-08-21A photograph of a puja inside a yellow-walled room with deity murtis behind a red-and-green cloth backdrop, wrapped in marigold garlands. Seated on red and maroon mats, a woman in a teal-blue sari with gold bangles sits beside a girl in a green and blue dress with a red-tasselled hair tie. At right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala sits in front of a smiling woman in a gold-patterned kurta. The central altar holds a decorated murti with oil lamps, a kalasha, a brass bell, plates of bananas and fruit, and a small brass lamp in front of it.2020-12-13September 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha YatraIndoor photo of a family group standing before a gold-framed shrine with a blue backdrop holding three garlanded deity murtis, flanked by marigold and rose garlands. A woman in a yellow-and-green saree and gold jewellery holds a toddler in a white outfit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a vibhuti forehead mark stands beside her. On the right, a woman in a yellow saree with a red bindi and bangles and another in a white saree stand with palms joined in namaste. Before the murtis are a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-like vessel, and a small decorated offering stand on an orange cloth. Orange walls and a cabinet are behind them.2024-09-09October 17 20102010-10-17KAILASA SINGAPORE on 6/10/20212021-06-10A devotional puja before a decorated deity murti framed by a gold arch and draped in a bright red and green cloth. The murti wears a large garland of white, pink and yellow flowers. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron robes with a gold necklace holds a small lamp toward the altar. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti bends forward to offer something at the altar while a young child in a red striped shirt stands on his lap. A woman in a white sari with a red border sits at left with her feet bare, and fruit, flowers and brass dishes fill the altar.2008-05-03Devotees stand with palms pressed together before a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a pink-orange backdrop. Three ornately dressed deity murti sit on a platform, with a lion figure beside the right one. A priest in a white dhoti with bare upper body and a sacred thread stands with folded hands at centre-left. Beside him a woman in a dark blue-and-orange sari and a man in a white shirt holding a phone stand among others, including a woman in a maroon sari and a girl in a red dress at lower left. Offerings of fruit and flower garlands lie on the floor in front, along with brass lamps and a small ganesha murti with marigolds at lower right. The scene suggests a puja in progress.2020-10-24October 12 20112011-10-12