Night photograph of an illuminated Ganesha murti, lit in warm orange and red light, standing on a decorated float or platform in a dark tree-lined village lane. Palm fronds and dense foliage frame the scene. A bright white floodlight stands to the right, and a few dark silhouetted figures and a speaker box are visible at the base of the float. No readable a person candidate is visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of an illuminated Ganesha murti, lit in warm orange and red light, standing on a decorated float or platform in a dark tree-lined village lane. Palm fronds and dense foliage frame the scene. A bright white floodlight stands to the right, and a few dark silhouetted figures and a speaker box are visible at the base of the float. No readable a person candidate is visible.

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