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A man in orange and gold ritual dress stands before a clay Ganesha murti with an orange turban, sequined trunk and gold-decorated cloth, working on its body with his hand. He wears a thick gold bead necklace and an orange shawl over his shoulder. Behind him is an orange canopy with red tassels and a gold arch, with greenery beyond. At the lower right a hand holds a metal bowl near a black pedestal, with an orange cloth on the base. Apart from the depicted deity, one standing man and a partially visible hand are present.

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September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor ritual scene under a yellow canopy with red and dark tassels. A man with hair in a bun, wearing an orange-red sleeveless cloth draped over the shoulder and a gold-banded waist cloth, and a thick gold bead necklace, is applying red paste or kumkum to the chest of a large orange Ganesha murti. The Ganesha figure wears an orange-red turban with a white tripundra mark, and holds a dark trident-like object raised in one hand. Gilded arched frame and green trees behind. a person: the man has a distinctive gold necklace and orange-red ceremonial clothing.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20122012-09-19Outdoors under a yellow canopy with red and gold fringe, a man in an orange-red dhoti and wrap with a gold band stands at a large orange-painted Ganesha murti, applying something to its trunk area with his hands. A dark stone shivalinga-style pillar or sculpted figure stands to the right, with an orange cloth folded on the stone base and white cloth draped on the murti. A gold beaded necklace hangs on his chest. Trees and other people in white and red are partly visible in the background.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A man in saffron-orange robes wears a heavy gold necklace of large beads and a gold pendant, with a small red bindi on his forehead. He stands at left, looking down, and holds a small red object near a large clay Ganesha murti. The murti has an orange face, a red-orange turban, sequined trunk and gold cloth draped over its shoulders, with a black hand raised at right. A green tree and gold-framed backdrop sit behind them, with a fringed red and gold canopy at top. The scene suggests Ganesha decoration in an outdoor setting.2012-09-19Outdoor ritual photo at a canopied shrine under trees. A figure in an orange-red dhoti and bare-shouldered orange wrap, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace, stands at left and offers prasad from a silver plate toward a large saffron-coloured clay Ganesha murti with a red-orange turban and black-painted trunk details. Behind the figure's left shoulder, the orange-and-gold canopy has dangling tassels. Two more people in white clothes and one with an orange garment stand partly visible at the lower left and centre-bottom, with a gold-trimmed white cloth draped at the murti's base. The figure has short dark hair with a bun and a crown-like detail is not visible. The scene reads as a Ganesha Chaturthi offering. a person candidacy is uncertain: the standing figure shows an ornate necklace and orange clothing, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19 +1 copiesA priest in orange ritual dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold bead necklace and vibhuti forehead marks stands beside a large Ganesha murti. The priest is applying orange paste to the yellow-orange body of the statue, which is set on a black stone pedestal with an orange towel and a scatter of offerings. The murti wears an orange turban and a gold cloth, and a red and yellow canopy with tassels shelters the scene. Another orange-clad person is partly visible in the background among green trees.2012-09-19