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September 07 20102010-09-07 +1 copiesA gold Ganesha murti is dressed in an ornate ganesha-alankar, heavily adorned with jewelled silver-gold necklaces, a crown-like headdress decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers, and layered garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds. Strings of rudraksha beads hang across the chest. The deity sits on a red-and-gold brocade cushion inside a gilded arched shrine with ornate metal carvings. Offering flowers are placed around the murti. No people are visible.2013-09-07October 11 20142014-10-11September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20102010-09-11November 04 20132013-11-04A golden Ganesha murti is adorned for worship, framed by dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, white chrysanthemums, purple flowers and green leaves. The deity wears an orange turban, a jewelled crown, ornate necklaces, a green velvet and orange dhoti-style garment, and gold armlets. Its trunk curls toward a bowl or offering at its feet. No physical people are visible.2011-08-30August 20 20132013-08-20 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20102010-09-11A silver Ganesha murti, the elephant-headed deity, stands against a backdrop of layered flower garlands in red, purple, yellow and green. The murti wears an ornate silver crown studded with red, green and white stones, a silver necklace with gold bead chains, and a yellow dhoti with a red cloth draped over it. White jasmine garlands hang from its shoulders, and it holds a modak and other ritual items in its raised hands. No people are visible. Photo of a decorated deity murti during a festival.2010-09-05A photograph of a ceremonial metal murti of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha standing in a decorated alcove. The figure has a jewelled crown and an ornate silver-and-gemstone necklace and waist ornaments over orange and red cloth, and holds a modak-style sweet and an axe-like implement in its raised hands. A dense arch of white jasmine garlands, yellow and purple marigolds, red roses and green leaves frames the murti. Flower offerings lie at its base. No people are visible, and the wall behind is orange with a partial signboard reading 'MPLE' at the top left.2010-09-03 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20102010-09-04 +1 copies