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Night procession scene centred on a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti with an elephant head, a gold crown, and a red-and-blue body, seated on a decorated platform with a lion or tiger carved in orange and white at its base. Several men stand and sit around it: on the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red sash; beside the murti, a figure in an orange garment; and at right, a man in an orange dhoti wearing a yellow-and-orange flower garland, gesturing with an open hand. Dark trees fill the background, and a few heads of onlookers appear at the bottom edge. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the figures are described by role.

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Night procession photograph centred on a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti with an elephant head, pink and red trunk and ears, a golden crown and a sculpted lion-mount beneath him, set on a decorated float with garlands. Several male attendants stand behind the figure, some bare-chested in white and orange dhotis. At right, a seated man in a rust-orange robe with a marigold garland sits on the float, his face shown in the glow. A crowd of devotees in the foreground includes a woman in a purple sari and a figure in orange clothing. Lights illuminate the murti against a dark background, with another lit figure at far left.2016-09-15Night procession at a Ganesha festival: a large, brightly painted clay Ganesha murti with a red trunk, gold crown and many arms sits on a decorated platform carried through a dark street. Ganesha rides a painted orange mouse vehicle and wears a multicoloured garland. Beside the murti, a man in an orange dhoti and a seated man in orange clothes with a marigold garland face the crowd. Devotees, mostly dark silhouettes, line the street in front of a red-roofed building and trees. A faint logo sits in the top left corner.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night photo of a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti seated on a lion-mount, decorated with gold ornaments, a crown and colourful paint, lit by a bright light above. Several men in white dhotis and yellow cloth stand around the figure, one adjusting it. In the foreground, a man in orange-red robes wearing a marigold garland sits on a decorated platform beside a small brass vessel, while two women in saris watch at left. Dark trees fill the background.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession with a large colourful Ganesha murti, trunk raised and holding a modak-like sweet, adorned with a gold crown and garlands, seated on a golden-orange ratha/platform carried by devotees. Men in white dhotis and orange cloth stand around the base, one holding a yellow-and-orange flag or banner on a pole at left, and a crowd of devotees with lamps follows in the dark. A smaller illuminated deity figure stands at right. Dark trees and a red wall form the background.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night photograph of a large illuminated Ganesha murti with a golden crown and trunk, seated on a decorated platform draped in a patterned cloth, with mouse or small animal figures at its base. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with long hair and a garland of orange and yellow flowers, sits at the right side of the platform, holding a small wooden box and smiling. A few devotees stand in shadow at left, one raising an incense or lamp vessel with smoke rising. A flame flickers in the dark background, and foliage is visible at the right edge.2016-09-15A night procession photograph centred on a large illuminated Ganesha murti with pink trunk, crown and ornaments, seated on a painted blue-and-orange vehicle with a bull figure. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-striped cloth at the waist stands at left, steadying the float. In the foreground a man with white forehead markings and a bead necklace is partly visible, and another person with a flower garland appears at lower right. The background is dark night sky and trees.2016-09-15Night procession photograph centred on a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti mounted on a decorated float with a lion-like mount beneath, its trunk, ornate crown and garlands lit by warm light. A man in a yellow-orange wrap stands on the float beside the murti holding a ceremonial vessel, and another attendant in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth stands at right. In front, a smiling man seated at the float's base wears a red-brown robe and a long marigold garland; whether he is the a person candidate cannot be determined from appearance alone. A dense crowd of silhouetted onlookers, some with hands folded in namaskar, fills the foreground against dark trees.2016-09-15