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Night-time photograph of a Ganesha festival on an outdoor stage. A standing priest in a maroon dhoti with a gold border and a gold-bordered orange shawl holds a silver lamp aloft in both hands, with a white horizontal forehead mark. Beside him stands a large Ganesha murti with a red-and-white face, a gold crown, a purple cloth and layered white and red garlands. To the right, a seated man on an orange throne wears a maroon dhoti, a white forehead band and a white and red garland, with a blue canopy overhead. Several devotees' raised hands are visible at the lower edge, and a blue-and-orange cloth covers the altar base. Brass vessels and decorated pedestals stand to the left.

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Night outdoor ritual before a large painted Ganesha murti wearing a purple cloth, a gold crown, a white flower garland and an ornate necklace, holding a goad and an axe-like tool. A bare-chested man with a shaved-looking head and a white forehead mark sits on an orange cushioned chair, holding a long rod and facing the murti. In front, a man in orange robes with a dark garland prostrates on a striped mat. Behind them stand gold kalasha pots on a pink pedestal, and a blue and orange umbrella with fringe is raised at the right. Painted lions and small figures decorate the stepped platform, with white and maroon striped walls behind. Several people's heads are visible at the bottom edge.2014-08-25August 25 20142014-08-25Night outdoor photo of a shrine with a silver-framed arch behind a murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, adorned with a crown, pink and white garlands, and marigold and purple flower strands. A priest in a rust-red dhoti with gold borders stands at left, reaching toward the deity with a lamp or offering, shaved-headed and bare-chested with a sacred thread. At right, a seated figure in a rust-red robe with gold trim and a rudraksha-style necklace sits in an orange armchair with hands joined in namaste, facing the shrine. A green cloth drapes the golden pedestal, and a red cloth and a white-striped step lie nearby. Palm plants and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2014-11-25August 25 20142014-08-25Night-time photograph of a Ganesha murti, a large clay image of the elephant-headed deity, dressed in a purple and gold silk cloth, with a gold crown and garlands of white and red flowers. Two priests in orange and saffron-toned dhotis stand at left beside a flower-decorated table; the one on the right, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holds a leaf and a small offering. Yellow marigolds and a green cloth lie on the table. Dark background with a covered ornamental deity image partly visible at far left.2014-08-21November 25 20142014-11-25Night outdoor ritual before a large Ganesha murti decorated with garlands, set on a pink and yellow pedestal. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange cloth raises a lit aarti lamp above an ornate deity murti surrounded by marigold garlands and brass kalasha-style offerings. In front, a fire burns in a pit as several young men in white dhoti-style clothes with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit on a mat performing the rite. On the right, a seated man in orange robes with a white flower garland sits with hands folded in namaste before a teal-draped table. A fan and microphone are visible, and an ornate idol with garlands sits at the left edge.2014-08-29Night photograph of a Ganesha festival puja. A large clay Ganesha murti stands at right, adorned with white and red flower garlands, gold jewellery and a gold-trimmed crown, with a purple and gold cloth draped below. A smaller murti with garlands sits at left beside a stone lion and a carved snake base. Two priests stand before the deities in dark maroon robes with gold borders; the one at centre has a white forehead mark, bare upper body with white markings, rudraksha beads and holds sacred grass. A lamp glows in the background, and a blue cloth-covered table holds fruit and offerings.2014-08-21A photograph of an outdoor evening puja in front of a silver-framed shrine housing a ganesha murti draped with purple, yellow and orange marigold garlands and a green cloth. A priest in a saffron-brown dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at left holding a flame aarti lamp toward the deity, while a seated man at right in a saffron-and-gold-bordered garment with a beaded mala presses his palms together in prayer on an orange armchair. A golden mount and a red-and-pink cloth lie at the base, with a canopy overhead.2014-11-25August 25 20142014-08-25Night photograph of an outdoor shrine under a corrugated roof. A priest in an orange-red dhoti with gold borders stands with his back to the camera, raising a lit lamp toward a deity murti decorated with a silver-gilt arch, a green cloth backdrop, garlands of yellow marigolds, purple and orange flowers, and gold jewellery. A golden lion-form pedestal and red cloth sit below. To the right, a seated person in orange-red robes with gold borders, hands folded in anjali, sits in an orange armchair on a pink mat, facing the shrine. Steps with red and white stripes and a painted tiered structure are at left.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25