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June 07 20162016-06-07September 06 20172017-09-06A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested in a saffron-orange wrap with gold trim, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti seated inside a white arched shrine niche. The murti wears a red and yellow marigold garland, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a red cloth. A red-stained mound of kumkum and a small oil lamp sit in front, with dense green trees and a tree trunk with aerial roots behind. The man wears a gold necklace and gold armlets. a person in saffron clothing with gold ornaments, performing a devotional gesture at the shrine.2013-08-04May 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor evening scene at a small shrine beside a red wall and chain-link fence strung with multicoloured fairy lights. A large black stone Ganesha murti stands on a raised stone base, adorned with red and white flower garlands, a gold-toned necklace and a draped orange-red cloth, with a flower offering laid across its base. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, with vibhuti marks and beaded necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti or puja gesture, while a second person with long dark braided hair stands at left in orange cloth, watching. Two people are visible.2017-09-06September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph in an open shaded courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. On the left, a man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands barefoot on a concrete path, palms pressed together in prayer. On the right, a black stone deity murti stands under a white arched frame, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and orange marigold strings. Before it is a red-painted raised platform with a small stone offering table holding brass lamps and a plate of fruit and flowers. Grey pillars and a low wall stand in the background.2009-08-17September 19 20122012-09-19A bare-backed figure with long, dark dreadlocks and a yellow-flecked head stands at left, facing a large dark stone Ganesha murti. The elephant-headed deity wears a green and gold turban, red and white flower garlands, gold necklaces, and a multicolour draped cloth. Behind the deity, a gold arch is strung with coloured fairy lights, and bamboo and a red wall surround the outdoor shrine. A lit oil lamp in a brass holder burns at left, with marigold and rose petals scattered on the grass and the stone base. The scene suggests a puja at an outdoor Ganesha shrine.2017-09-06 +1 copiesDecember 04 20112011-12-04September 19 20122012-09-19