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Night-time photo of a large painted Ganesha murti in a kneeling pose, with a blue elephant face, gold crown, orange body, turquoise patterned lower garment, gold armlets and a blue-and-white round shield held in one hand, with a garland of white flowers around its neck. A young man in saffron-orange robes with white body markings stands beside it, touching the murti's shoulder, while a bare-chested figure in orange appears at the right edge. A red-draped platform supports the murti under a corrugated roof, with fairy lights visible in the background.

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A large, brightly painted Ganesha murti stands on a red cloth-draped platform at night. The deity has an elephant head with pink ears and tusks, a gold crown, and a white flower garland around the neck. He wears a red upper body with gold ornaments, green and gold lower garments, and holds a rope or goad in one hand and a round shield-like object in the other. Dark trees and a red pole appear in the background. No people are visible.2014-08-25Night photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti seated with raised hands, holding an axe and a modak-like sweet, wearing a golden crown, orange dhoti and gold ornaments. In front, several saffron-clad sadhus and devotees with yellow-smeared bodies and orange turbans handle the base and a rope, while one standing devotee in an orange cloth gestures toward the idol. A smaller seated figure in red and a printed portrait figure appear at the base.2017-09-03Photo of a night procession with a large painted clay Ganesha murti on a wheeled cart beneath a corrugated roof. The deity has a raised trunk, a golden crown, gold ornaments and an orange and green garment. A man in a white dhoti with a gold waist sash stands on the cart steadying the murti. Around the cart, devotees in orange and saffron garments, many with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, crowd together, with bright floodlights overhead.2017-09-03September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15August 25 20142014-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20142014-08-25 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03Night procession on a float carrying a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti with an elephant head, pink ears, a golden crown, orange and blue arms holding a goad and a rope, and a garland of marigolds around the neck. The murti sits on a golden-brown sequined cloth above a lion-like mount. Several bare-chested young men in saffron and orange dhotis stand beside and behind the float, one wearing a marigold garland, while a man in red-brown robes and a marigold garland sits at the lower right holding a cardboard box. Dark trees and night sky form the background, and spectators are partly visible at the bottom edge.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession on a dark road lit by floodlights. A large grey Ganesha murti with gold crown, raised trunk and ornaments towers over a decorated open cart. A figure in orange robes and a saffron head wrap sits on the cart near the murti, with a crimson-clad seated person beside him; two attendants hold blue and silver umbrellas, and a shirtless man in white dhoti stands in front. Orange-robed attendants and onlookers stand along the road. Cart covered with a striped woven cloth and gold-painted base. a person appears as the orange-robed seated figure on the cart, identified by saffron robes, rudraksha mala and head wrap, while the cart's seated figure in crimson is a separate person.2017-09-03