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A large black Ganesha murti with gold ornaments, gold hands and a golden crown is the main subject. A man bare-chested with a white sacred thread, white dhoti, rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands at right, leaning over and holding a gold hand ornament. A blue cloth hangs in front of him. Part of another person in white garments appears at lower right and a head at the bottom edge. The wall is white concrete block.

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September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoors under green trees, a man in orange-saffron robes and a wrapped orange-gold garment stands beside a large black stone deity murti, which is coated with a thick orange-yellow paste and draped with gold foil. He wears a heavy necklace of large gold beads, a short tuft of hair at the back of the head and a white tilak on the forehead. He holds an orange cloth in one hand and touches the statue with the other, appearing to perform an abhishekam. Another orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala is partly visible in the background, along with a few partly visible people at the left edge and small statues nearby. Above, orange and red tassels hang from a canopy.2012-09-19A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl stands beside a large clay Ganesha murti with an orange turban and gold-trimmed white cloth, performing a ritual offering. He wears a long chain of gold beads and a gold pendant and bows toward the idol, which sits on a dark black stone pedestal. A dark Shiva-lingam-like form rises behind the murti, with a golden umbrella above and green trees in the background. A brass plate and a small orange cloth lie on the ground.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a Ganesha murti. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, wearing a thick gold bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead, leans in to apply a thick yellow paste to a large black stone Ganesha figure, with his right hand pressed against its trunk and body. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth holds a metal bowl of the paste. A striped orange and red canopy hangs overhead, with green trees in the background. The man in front has distinctive long swept hair and gold necklace cues, matching the a person description, and is applying abhishekam-style paste to the deity murti.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a sandalwood-marked forehead with a red bindi, touches the trunk of a large orange-painted Ganesha statue. The Ganesha has an orange turban and a golden cloth draped over its shoulders, and is seated on a black stone base beside a black ceremonial item. A standing man in white shirt and white dhoti watches in the background, and an orange canopy with red tassels hangs above under green trees.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19