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A large pale-pink clay statue of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha sits cross-legged under a corrugated metal roof at night. The murti wears a golden crown, gold necklaces and armlets, an orange dhoti with a green sash, and holds a golden modak and a golden goad in its raised hands. Ceiling lights and string lights surround it. At the bottom edge, a small printed photograph shows a smiling man in a red cap and white clothing on the base, which is a portrait rather than a physical person.

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September 03 20172017-09-03Night photograph under a corrugated metal roof of a large clay Ganesha murti seated on a dark pedestal, with a pale pinkish face, an upturned trunk, a gold crown and gold ornaments, and orange and green drapery. Its raised hands hold a gold-tipped item, a noose-like object and a sweet. Beside the murti stands a shirtless man with a sacred thread and white dhoti holding a long bamboo pole, and a second figure is partly visible at the lower edge. Strong white lights hang from the rafters and foliage shows beyond the open side. Blurred smoke rises at the lower left.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03A photograph of a large Ganesha murti seated on a dark pedestal under a pink and white tent with string lights. The deity has a golden crown, orange and green garments, golden ornaments and an upraised hand with a lotus-like hand gesture, holding a golden axe-like object. Around it, several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes with white tripundra markings on their faces stand and attend. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram festival space with a striped red and white wall.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03Large Ganesha murti seated in a pink-and-white canopied hall, painted grey-pink with gold crown, gold ornaments, green and gold blouse, and orange dhoti; four hands hold a gold shankha and a gold conch-like object, plus raised palms with orange-tipped fingers. A brass oil lamp with a visible flame stands at right. At left edge, two orange-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand near the murti; one wears an orange turban. Strings of multicoloured lights hang from the ceiling.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesA large painted clay Ganesha murti sits on a dark pedestal under a tent canopy with pink and white draping and string lights. The deity has a golden crown, a raised trunk, and multi-coloured ornaments in green, orange and magenta. Several devotees stand before it: a young man with white body markings and an orange cloth, men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, and a man in a blue shirt at the right edge. The setting suggests a temple or ashram preparation area.2017-09-03September 16 20142014-09-16September 01 20142014-09-01Photo of a night procession with a large painted clay Ganesha murti on a wheeled cart beneath a corrugated roof. The deity has a raised trunk, a golden crown, gold ornaments and an orange and green garment. A man in a white dhoti with a gold waist sash stands on the cart steadying the murti. Around the cart, devotees in orange and saffron garments, many with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, crowd together, with bright floodlights overhead.2017-09-03