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A photo inside a temple hall at dusk showing a group of about eight men standing in a row beside a decorated Ganesha murti. The murti has a white trunk-shaped face, a crown, a purple beaded garland and a green leaf backdrop, seated on an orange cloth draped over a platform. In front lies a banana-leaf offering with bananas, fruits, sweets, nuts, coconut pieces and kumkum. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor. On the right a bare-chested priest in white dhoti presses his palms together in prayer. Others wear red, orange and white shirts and white veshtis. A pillar and tiled floor frame the scene. Ganesha Chaturthi puja is visible.

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A photograph of a Ganesh Chaturthi puja set up in a temporary shrine decorated with green and red cloth and colourful paper streamers. A clay murti of Ganesha sits on a rat vahana, garlanded with orange marigolds, with a red-and-yellow circular halo behind him. Three men sit on the blue plastic-covered floor: a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl offers flowers to the idol, while another man in white and a third in white with a bare foot hold oil lamps and offerings. Trays of marigold petals, fruits, betel and coconut lie in front, with a lit oil lamp on a blue pillar. Blue and white packaging-printed cloth hangs at the left.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03Evening outdoor puja at a Ganesh Chaturthi celebration. A clay Ganesha murti in orange and pink, draped with an orange cloth and garlanded with red and pink flowers, sits on a small yellow wooden stand in front of two brass oil lamps. Beside it, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a figure in saffron robes with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, standing before a banyan tree. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, while other men in casual shirts and trousers watch from behind a white pillared fence. Flowers scatter the ground and a patterned mat lies at the front.2008-09-03Kailasa Puduvai 10 sep 2021Night photograph of five women standing in a row beside an outdoor shrine decorated for Ganesh Chaturthi puja. At the centre is a dark stone deity murti draped in a thick garland of pink and white flowers, with a red cloth beneath it. Offerings on the platform include fruits, coconuts, flowers and a small pair of figurines. An ornate gold arch frames the shrine. On the left, two women wear pink and yellow and blue and gold saris; the woman in the centre wears a yellow sari with a red border. On the right, two younger women wear a magenta kurta with a cream dupatta and a teal dress with a black shawl. Trees and hanging wires are visible behind them.July 01 20142014-07-01A courtyard at an ashram with a red brick wall and corrugated roof. Centre stands a golden ornate throne with a seated statue of a sage wearing a white-and-red bead garland, flanked by two triangular saffron-and-gold banners. A white kolam rangoli design is drawn on the paved floor before it. Around the throne stands a crowd of devotees: men in white dhotis and white shirts with hands folded in anjali, women in colourful saris (yellow, blue, pink), young girls in white and pink dresses, and small children, several holding hands or being held. The scene looks like a darshan gathering before the throne.2022-12-04Kailasa Puduvai 10 sep 2021Jan 28 2023 sripuram2023-01-28July 21 20102010-07-21July 13 2022 Sripuram2022-07-13December 10 20122012-12-10