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Outdoor photo at a shrine beside a black stone Ganesha murti adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and a silver crown, set against gold-embossed arch panels. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl and red-and-white flower garland, with tilak on his forehead, stands before the deity while another man in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl with rudraksha mala assists. A third person in white clothes and a white headcloth holds a brass plate with offerings at left. Pink petals and orange cloth lie on the black pedestal.

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Outdoor 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.2015-03-16Outdoor temple scene at dusk showing a shirtless priest in a saffron-orange dhoti with a yellow sash and a red-and-white garland, pouring liquid or offering from a vessel over a large black Ganesha murti. The black stone deity is adorned with white, yellow and red flower garlands and pink flowers, seated on a black pedestal beside an ornate gold-leaf carved arch. A second figure in white cloth stands behind, partly visible at the top of the frame, holding up a tall ritual implement or vessel. Abhishekam to a Ganesha murti in an open-air shrine setting.2015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a shrine beneath an ornate gold-toned arched frame. A figure with a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth draped over the upper body and a white flower garland stands at the shrine, reaching toward a dark stone linga-form murti wrapped with white cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth with a red rudraksha mala and white markings on his chest stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Trees and a building wall are behind, with an orange flower offering and red-and-yellow marigold garlands at the base of the murti.2015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16Outdoor ritual at a black stone Ganesha murti set on a raised platform within a gold-framed arch. A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala beads, chants while holding a bell and offering. A younger attendant in white dhoti with a white headband holds a small oil lamp and a brass vessel. In the foreground a fire burns in a pit surrounded by brass bowls, flowers and offerings, and at right a devotee in orange clothing with a garland sits with palms joined in prayer. Smoke rises past a concrete building and bare trees.2015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16Outdoor photograph of a temple ritual beside a building. A bare-chested priest in a dark red dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth stands at right, lifting a white cloth over a dark deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and a red flower garland. The murti sits within an ornate gold arch with carved floral and makara motifs. A second man kneels at left with his palms pressed together, wearing a dark red and yellow dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a sacred ash mark on his arm. Smoke or incense drifts near the murti, and a small lamp and orange-red flowers rest on the base. Trees and a fence are in the background.2015-03-16March 16 20152015-03-16A 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.2015-03-16