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A photograph of a person in a rust-red garment standing at left, wearing long garlands of white jasmine and red-orange flowers around the neck, holding a metal plate with offerings. Beside them stands a dark blue-black deity murti with a raised trunk, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, in front of an ornate gold-toned arched shrine frame with carved makara and floral motifs. A tall pole or stick rises behind the murti, and the setting is outdoors near a building wall and bare branches in early light.

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A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing long garlands of white jasmine and red and orange flowers, holds a lit oil lamp before a dark Ganesha murti. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch and decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands and an offering of flowers on its base. A second person in a saffron-and-gold garment stands at the left edge, and smoke rises around the shrine. Trees and a building stand in the background.2015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16Outdoor temple scene in daylight before a large black stone deity murti of Ganesha, seated with an elephant head, a tall white crown, and garlands of white and orange flowers. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl stands at right, facing the murti with his back to the camera and a rudraksha mala around his neck. At left a man in white dhoti and a white head cloth holds a metal vessel with garlands, and another person wearing a white and black checked garment and a white head cloth is partly visible. The murti stands within an ornate gold-coloured arch and a gilded frame. Marigold petals lie on the ground.2015-03-16A photograph of a temple puja at a dark stone deity murti. A gilded arched frame surrounds the shrine. A man in a long red-orange ochre shawl and a red-and-white flower garland stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp and a small ceremonial vessel toward the murti. A second person in ochre robes is partly visible at the far left edge, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Incense smoke drifts in the air, and bare trees and a white wall appear in the background.2015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16Outdoor photo at a ganesha shrine. A standing man in a dark red-brown dhoti-style garment with a yellow border, wearing a long garland of red, orange and white flowers and a white-marked forehead, holds a lit oil lamp toward a dark Ganesha murti with an elephant head and a small crown. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch and decorated with pink and yellow flower garlands. A second man at left, in orange-brown clothes with rudraksha beads on his wrist, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Trees and a plain building form the background.2015-03-16