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Outdoor photo of a Ganesha ritual under a red-and-gold canopy with fringed edges. A man with long dark hair tied back, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange dhoti-style wrap, a gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha mala, kneels and smears orange paste onto an orange-coated Ganesha figure seated beside a black stone deity murti. An orange cloth lies on the ground. Behind him a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands with a red bag, and another man in orange holds a bowl. Green trees and fruit bunches frame the scene.

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Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a multi-strand gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, sitting and applying yellow-orange paste to a large black Ganesha murti under a saffron and gold canopy with fringe. A red-orange cloth lies at the base and a bright orange towel sits on the stone plinth. A young man in white shirt with a saffron shawl and mala stands behind, another saffron-robed man is partly visible, and tree foliage fills the background. Abhishekam ritual on a Ganesha deity murti.2012-09-19Outdoor photograph of a Ganesha murti being anointed with turmeric paste under a gold canopy with red tassels, surrounded by green trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a gold bead necklace, applies yellow paste to the large black stone Ganesha with his right hand, holding a metal bowl. Beside him a shaved-headed man in an orange garment and gold bead mala holds the bowl. A younger man in white clothes and an orange shawl, with a red tilak, stands at the left edge watching. The black statue's raised trunk and tusk are visible on the right. The paste covers the statue's upper body.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor Ganesha worship under a golden canopy with black and gold tassels. A shaven-headed man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace, seen from behind at left, holds a small offering. Beside him a man in orange-brown robes and a gold bead garland pours from a silver plate onto a large orange-painted Ganesha murti wearing an orange turban, gold-trimmed white cloth and a gold-bordered drape. The elephant-headed deity is set on a black stone pedestal with a raised black trunk and hand. Green trees fill the background, and a small orange cloth lies on the base.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor ritual photo in front of a large black stone deity murti of Ganesha, its face smeared with yellow-orange paste and draped with an orange cloth and gold trim. A man in orange ochre dhoti and shawl, with a gold beaded necklace, stands before it touching the idol's trunk area with his right hand; a red vermilion mark is on his forehead. An orange-and-red fringed umbrella overhead and a young attendant in white holding the umbrella pole frame the scene, with green trees behind. Several other devotees in white and orange stand nearby. The man has no visible long hair, crown, or rudraksha mala; appearance cues are insufficient for an identity claim, so role is given as the person performing the ritual.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor photo at a Ganesha festival setting under a yellow and red fringed canopy with green trees behind. A man in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold beaded necklace stands at left, touching a large orange-yellow Ganesha statue wearing an orange-red cloth, gold wrap and a dark stone shivalinga-like object beside it. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand watching.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19