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Outdoor photo at a ritual site under a red and gold fringed canopy with green trees behind. A figure in orange robes with a gold-bordered waist cloth and a gold necklace stands on the left, one hand resting on the head of a large orange clay Ganesha murti wrapped in an orange turban with gold ornaments. A black stone sculpture of a hand holding a mace or staff stands at right. A hand from the lower right holds a silver bowl near the murti's trunk.

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September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor photo of a man in saffron and orange sannyasi-style clothing with a long orange wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace, standing under a red and orange canopy and reaching to adjust gold and white cloth draped around the base of a large orange-clay Ganesha murti. The murti wears an orange turban and has a black-outlined trunk and lower body, and a dark stone figure with raised arms stands behind it. Green trees fill the background. A second person in white sleeves is partly visible at the left edge.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a large Ganesha murti painted saffron-yellow with a black trunk outline and an orange cloth draped over its head. A priest stands at left in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold bead garland, his palms pressed together in front of the image; a red tilak marks his forehead. A woodwork-style ornate canopy with red and yellow tassels overhangs the scene, and trees fill the background. Behind the priest a partially visible person sits at the edge of the frame.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor puja to a large orange-coloured Ganesha murti seated on a black stone pedestal, decorated with white and gold cloth and an orange turban-like headdress. A man with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a saffron dhoti and orange shawl, a gold-beaded garland and an ornate gold necklace, and is applying something with his hands at the base of the murti. A red-and-gold umbrella is visible at upper left, with green trees behind and a metal offering plate in the foreground. The man has distinctive garland and shawl cues but his face and identity are not established, so no a person identification is made.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19