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A photograph of a large Ganesha murti in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof. The murti has a pale pink-grey face, a white tusk, orange-painted trunk tip, and a gold crown and ornaments, with a rust-red garment edged in gold embroidery and a gold and black-striped garland. At left, a person with long dark matted hair and a rust-red cloth wrapped around the body raises an arm holding pink petals, and a white, yellow and red flower garland hangs from their shoulders.

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A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a pale trunk, gold ornaments, a maroon-and-gold draped garment and a gold-and-maroon crown-like headdress. In the left foreground a person in a maroon robe with long dreadlocked hair and a garland of white, yellow and red flowers offers pink flowers toward the statue. The figure is seen from behind and partly to the side, standing on a gold-railed step within a metal-roofed hall. Pink petals are held in the hand, and the statue's raised hand with red markings fills the upper right.2017-09-03August 27 20162016-08-27A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a pale, creamy-white face, red-tinted trunk and a long white tusk, draped in a deep maroon cloth with gold embroidered border and gold beaded garlands. On the left, a standing figure in a long maroon robe with long dark dreadlocks wears a multicoloured flower garland in red, yellow and white and scatters pink petals by hand from a metal railing. A corrugated metal roof overhead.2017-09-03A large pale Ganesha murti with a golden crown, gold and jewelled ornaments, a maroon-red cloth draped over its body, and a raised hand showing an orange tilak on its palm. In the left background, a person with long dark hair wearing a maroon garment and a white and red-yellow flower garland stands at a golden metal railing beside a steel-framed hall with corrugated walls. The murti dominates the right foreground.2017-09-03August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA large painted clay Ganesha murti with a red trunk, red-painted hands and a maroon-and-gold turban stands at left, draped in marigold and white flower garlands. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a short beard stands bare-chested, wearing a maroon-and-gold dhoti, a dark shawl, a red-and-white marigold garland and gold armlets, holding a brass handbell in his hand and facing the murti in a shaded open pavilion with a corrugated roof. Two children are partly visible in the background among greenery, and a decorated hanging banner hangs at the far right.2016-08-27A photograph of a large colourful Ganesha murti with red-painted trunk and face, wearing a red and gold turban-like crown and garlands of yellow marigolds and purple-red flowers. A man with long dark hair and a red-brown wrap stands at right, wearing a red-and-white beaded mala with yellow flowers and gold armlets, holding a ceremonial bell and an offering vessel while performing a puja before the murti. A small child and other people sit at the lower edge near a tiled canopy with hanging decorations and green foliage. a person cues are absent; the figure is presented as a priest performing the puja.2016-08-27August 16 20172017-08-16September 15 20162016-09-15A photograph of a large Ganesha murti, painted pink-red with a red-and-gold headdress, draped in garlands of yellow, white and magenta flowers. To the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a red-brown dhoti wears a red-and-white flower garland and gold armlets; he holds a brass bell in one hand and a lamp or incense-like object in the other, facing the deity. Women in saffron and orange saris stand in the background beneath a corrugated roof with greenery and hanging decorations. The man shows distinctive long swept-back hair and gold adornments; appearance-based identity is uncertain.2016-08-27August 15 20172017-08-15A large painted Ganesha murti with an elephant head, decorated with a golden crown, a maroon cloth draped over its head, and marigold and chrysanthemum garlands, is being worshipped inside a metal-roofed open hall. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing red and white flower garlands, a rudraksha-style gold necklace, a long beaded mala, and red armbands, reaches up to touch the idol's trunk while holding a silver plate of offerings. Another person's hand, holding a cloth, is visible at the bottom of the frame. A red-and-white striped pillar and red roof beams are visible in the background.2016-08-27