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A large painted Ganesha murti with elephant head, seated in an arched ornate niche against an orange backdrop, wearing gold crown, jewelled necklaces and a yellow garland, with a decorative bracelet and mouse vahana detail. In front, a yellow-tiled puja platform holds brass vessels and a kalasha-like container, with flower-filled plates nearby. Two shirtless men in white dhoti and saffron cloth sit before it, one holding a microphone and the other performing a ritual at the platform. Potted plants line red-and-white striped steps under trees and hanging saffron-and-blue decorated banners.

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September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05A large painted Ganesha murti sits on a golden plinth before an orange arched backdrop, holding a modak and an axe in raised hands, with a red-and-orange headdress and a garland of marigolds. Two priests in orange and saffron dhotis sit on a mat in front, tending brass puja vessels, bowls and a kalasha with a banana-leaf offering. A woman in a white sari sits to the right, and a few plants in pots frame the steps.2016-09-05Photo 11705631 +1 copiesA large painted Ganesha murti with an elephant head sits on a raised orange-backed platform under a carved arch, wearing gold ornaments, a long yellow marigold garland and a tiger-skin-like cloth draped over a seat. A priest in an orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a ritual implement aloft toward the murti beside a fire pit with rising smoke and brass vessels in the foreground. Potted plants line the steps, and an orange-and-yellow banner hangs at the top corners. No other people are visible.2016-09-05A photograph of a Ganesha deity murti in an open-air shrine, painted orange, red and gold, with a crown, trunk, round belly, garlands of yellow marigolds and red flowers, and a mouse-like vahana and ornate jewellery. Three young priests sit cross-legged on a raised platform before a lit fire pit with brass vessels, a silver lamp and a kalasha, performing a homa or puja. The priests have shaved or long hair, white dhotis, one wears orange cloth and rudraksha beads, and two are bare-chested with sacred ash marks. Potted plants and red-and-white striped walls surround the shrine, with green trees in the background.2016-09-05A homa is performed at an outdoor shelter beside a large colourful Ganesha murti seated on a throne-like base with a mouse and decorated with garlands. In the foreground a fire burns in a square yellow-painted fire pit decorated with white star and wave patterns. A man with long hair and rudraksha malas, wearing orange cloth, holds a ladle over the fire, while two shirtless men in orange wraps and a seated person in white attend nearby. Brass vessels, a small pot and offerings rest on the pit's edge and a red-and-orange cloth. Palm and banana plants and a world map banner appear behind.2016-09-05August 25 20172017-08-25A large painted clay murti of Ganesha, with an elephant head, red trunk, gold crown and ornaments, seated before an orange backdrop under an arch. Garlands hang across his shoulders and two tiger-like mounts flank the lower chest. In front, a priest in an orange dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha-style beads sits on a mat at a brass puja setup with bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and a ceremonial sword. Potted plants line striped steps, with green trees behind. The scene reads as a Ganesha Chaturthi puja.2016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05A photograph of an outdoor Ganesha puja at a shrine. A large painted murti of Ganesha sits on a throne-like seat with a red-and-orange backdrop, wearing a yellow garland, a red garland and ornaments, with mouse and lion figures at his base. Two men sit on a colourful striped mat in front of a yellow-tiled platform holding a silver kalasha and pooja vessels. The seated man on the left, bare-chested with white dhoti and rudraksha-style beads, speaks into a microphone. The man in the center wears an orange cloth and performs an aarti with a lamp. A woman in a white sari stands in the background among potted plants, and silver ritual implements sit on the platform.2016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05