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A large painted clay Ganesha murti dominates the left of the frame, with a red-and-brown crown, gold ornaments, yellow and purple flower garlands, and a raised trunk. To the right, a man with long dark hair and a beard, bare-chested apart from a saffron-maroon cloth wrap, wears a long red and white flower garland and gold armlets, and stands with hands gesturing toward the idol. The setting is a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and red steel beams, and a partially visible person is in the foreground. Appearance cues are ambiguous, so the man is described by role as a devotee or priest performing a Ganesha puja.

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A photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti with a red trunk-tip, golden crown and red-and-maroon head cloth, draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and purple flowers. Beside it stands a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a maroon-red dhoti and a long red-and-white marigold garland, gold armlet and bracelets, gesturing with his hand toward the deity. Corrugated metal roof and red support beams above.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a pink-and-cream face, a red-and-gold cloth draped over its head, gold ornaments and marigold garlands around its trunk and body. Beside it, a man with long dark hair and a short beard stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, wearing a red-brown dhoti-style cloth, a gold armlet and multi-strand red and yellow flower garlands. Other devotees' hands and a tray are visible at the right edge, and a striped pillar stands in the background under a corrugated metal roof.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27A photograph of a large, painted clay Ganesha murti with a golden crown and red trunk-tip, adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands, and a red cloth draped over its head. Beside it stands a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti with a red and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, a tilak on his forehead and an armlet on his upper arm, gesturing toward the idol with an open hand. Hands of other people are visible at the lower right. The setting is a covered shed with corrugated metal roof, red steel beams and colourful hanging decorations. The man's appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with his long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands.2016-08-27A photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti with a red and gold crown and yellow and red flower garlands, its trunk raised and hands holding a modak and other items. Facing it stands a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown dhoti, a red and white flower garland and a gold arm band, holding a bunch of yellow flowers toward the idol. A tin roof shelters the scene; lamps and flowers are visible, and a few people in orange are partly visible in the background near a brass bowl of offerings. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, red-orange clothing and floral garland on this standing figure match the candidate cues, and he is in front of the Ganesha murti performing an offering.2016-08-27A large painted Ganesha murti with a red trunk, tusk and face, decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-yellow headdress, dominates the left of the frame. To the right, a man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a red-and-orange dhoti, a long black shawl, a red-and-white flower garland and gold armlets, raises one hand in greeting toward the murti. Behind him, figures in orange clothing stand near a brass vessel of offerings under a corrugated roof with green foliage beyond.2016-08-27