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Night photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a golden crown, red-and-white tusk-patterned features and multiple arms holding golden objects, adorned with green bangles. In front, a man with blond-tinted hair in an orange dhoti and orange turban stands with his back to the camera, holding a white fan. Beneath a blue umbrella with silver fringe stands a framed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban and orange robes with rudraksha mala, hands raised in blessing, set on a red cushion. A seated attendant in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits to the right on a striped cloth. The scene is a festival procession or ritual display.

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September 03 20172017-09-03Night photograph of a large grey Ganesha murti with a gold crown, red tilak, gold ornaments and multiple arms, seated above a decorated float. A standing young man in orange cloth and orange turban holds a white whisk fan beside a blue canopy with silver tassels. A life-size cutout or printed image of a smiling man in orange robes, red turban and rudraksha mala sits in front, hands raised in blessing, with a red cushion below. A seated man in orange robes and orange turban holds an orange-handled parasol, his head tilted back. A striped cloth covers the platform. Probable Swamiji depicted as the printed cutout, based on the orange robes, red turban and rudraksha mala.2017-09-03Night photograph of a large Ganesha murti with grey-pink skin, gold crown, gold ornaments and green bangles, raising hands and holding a golden goad, on a decorated float. Two young men in orange robes and orange turbans stand and sit on the float beside it. One stands holding a long gold-topped staff with a white fringed fan; the other sits cross-legged holding a blue sequined umbrella with a gold pole, wearing rudraksha-style beads. A printed cutout portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and red turban, seated with raised palms, is placed in front of them. A striped cloth covers the platform, and a small monitor sits on it. Three people are visible.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03Night procession scene on a decorated float with a very large Ganesha murti in grey-pink with gold crown and ornaments, four arms holding a conch and other objects. In front, a cardboard-style cutout or printed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated in meditation pose with raised hands, labelled by nothing legible. Two attendants in saffron robes and orange turbans stand and sit on the float: one holds a feathered chamara fan, the other holds a long orange-handled umbrella under a blue sequined canopy. A striped cloth covers the platform, with a red cushion and a small device. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03