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Night photograph of a large, illuminated deity murti carried in a procession, with a dark shape of a head or figure featuring curved horns and a golden crown. The murti has a gold crown, red and gold ornaments, a pink-red garland and a raised hand. In the foreground, a person with light blonde curly hair is seen from behind, and a bright light glows at right. The background is dark foliage. The deity is visible as a sculpted form rather than a living person.

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September 15 20162016-09-15Night photograph of a Ganesha murti being carried toward water. The large painted clay Ganesha has a raised right hand, a gold crown with a red gem, a purple and white flower garland, and an orange trunk. Behind it a dark bull-shaped or large ornamental backdrop rises against trees and a dim sky. Several blurred people in the foreground, some bare-chested or in pale clothing, hold or walk beside the figure at the water's edge. A small lit boat or offering is visible at left. The image appears to show a Ganesha immersion procession.2016-09-15A large illuminated Ganesha murti is carried at night in a dark outdoor procession. The elephant-headed deity wears a crown and ornate gold jewellery, with a trunk-like face painted red and a raised hand holding a small object. Only a dim silhouette of a bearer or attendant is visible below the figure, and distant lights glow at the right edge. The image is dark and shadowed with the murti as the clear focus.2016-09-15A night photograph of a large Ganesha murti in a procession or public display against a black background. The elephant-headed deity has a red and gold crown, raised hands holding objects, and is adorned with red flower garlands. Its body shows glittering silver and dark bronze-toned surfaces lit by warm light. Partial shapes of a second figure appear at the lower left.2016-09-15A large, brightly painted clay murti of Lord Ganesha is carried at night against a dark background. The deity has a red and orange face with a raised trunk, a jeweled crown, and red and green ornaments, with a garland of marigolds draped around the neck. Its raised hands hold objects and are painted in red, blue and green. Several people in white clothes stand behind and beside the murti, partly visible in the shadows, carrying it during a procession.2016-09-15Night photograph of a large clay murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, being carried in a procession. The murti has a red-and-gold crown, a red ear, a raised hand holding a modak or sweet, and ornate gold jewellery. Dark sky with a faint moon. In the foreground, a man in a checked shirt looks toward the murti, and other people carry or walk beside the figure in shadow, lit by a glow from below.2016-09-15September 03 20172017-09-03Night photo of a large, brightly painted clay Ganesha murti carried high above a crowd in a procession. The deity has a red trunk and face, a golden crown, a garland of yellow flowers across the chest, and multiple raised arms holding objects, with a small mouse vahana at the base. Blue and gold draped fabric surrounds the figure. Below, many people press closely, mostly dark-haired and partly silhouetted, with one person holding a torch or flashlight at the right edge. The background is almost entirely black with faint trees.2016-09-15Night procession at a Ganesha festival: a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti with an elephant head, golden crown, pink-and-green ornaments and raised hands holding modak-like objects is carried high on a decorated platform. Crowded devotees in orange and white clothing walk in the foreground under dim lights, with a lamp and foliage around. Partially visible figures in orange and white clothing carry or steady the platform.2017-09-03Night photograph of a large illuminated Ganesha murti on a procession float, with a red-and-gold trunk, jewelled crown and marigold garlands. A man in orange dhoti and bare chest with rudraksha mala stands beside the deity, and seated women in saris and devotees in white shirts and dark clothing crowd the foreground, lit by the float's glow against a black background.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15