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Photograph of a Ganesha puja at a temporary shrine decorated with green draped cloth, banana leaves and a tall painted pillar. A large orange-and-red painted Ganesha murti with raised trunk and a trident-like staff stands behind a white-draped altar. Smoke or incense drifts through the scene. Women in white saris with orange borders, some with long braids, sit and stand in front of the altar, one holding her hands together in prayer. A man in white bends at the side of the altar, and a loudspeaker stands at left. Flower garlands and offerings are arranged on the table.

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A photograph of a Ganesha murti in a decorated temple pandal, with a large orange-draped figure wearing a red turban and floral garlands, raised hands holding a goad and axe. Women in white saris with orange borders stand in front, one lifting a lamp or incense toward the idol amid rising smoke, and a man in white stands at the right. Green draped cloth and colourful painted pillars frame the scene, with offerings and flower trays on a white-covered table below.Photograph of a Ganesha puja at an outdoor pandal with a large pink-and-orange Ganesha murti as the central focus, adorned with a red-orange crown and a yellow-and-green garland. Two women in white saris with orange-saffron borders stand in front, one raising a lamp or flame and the other holding a ceremonial object, while smoke or incense drifts through the air. Green draped fabric and a decorated multicoloured pillar frame the scene. Devotees sit on the floor in the foreground and men in white shirts stand at the left and right. A table with offerings, flowers, and brass items sits in front of the deity.A photograph of a large orange-clad Ganesha murti with a red turned-up crown, a trunk to the left, and raised hands holding an axe and a lotus-like object, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the shrine. Women in white saris with orange shawls stand and sit before the deity, one lighting or offering near the murti, with a man in white shirt and dark trousers standing at right beside a brass oil lamp. A white-draped altar holds flower offerings, fruit and puja items. Green draped cloth and banana leaves frame the canopy, and a painted decorated pillar stands at left. Several seated devotees in the foreground, including a woman in a maroon top, are seen from behind. A red date stamp and copyright mark appear at lower right.A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with an orange dhoti, red turban, garlands and raised hands, inside a decorated pavilion with green draped fabric and colourful painted pillars. Smoke or incense drifts before the idol. In front, a line of women in white saris with orange borders, several with long braids, stand with hands raised in worship near a table holding brass vessels, flowers and offerings. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at the right. Several people sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible, and the page indicates he was not present.Photograph inside a open-sided pandal decorated with green and white drapes and tall painted pillars. A large orange-bodied Ganesha murti with a red crown and raised hands sits centrally, garlanded with marigold strands and draped in orange cloth. Smoke or incense drifts through the air. In front, several priests in white dhotis with orange shawls perform puja at the murti, one holding a ritual object on the left and another waving a lamp or censer on the right. Around a dozen seated devotees, mostly women and girls with braided hair in white saris, face the murti, and a speaker box stands at the left edge.A photograph of a Ganesha Utsavam puja at an outdoor pandal. A large orange-and-red-clad Ganesha murti with a red crown and raised hand stands at the back, draped in marigold garlands. In front, a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands with her back to the camera, facing the murti, while smoke or incense fills the air. Several women sit in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands with hands clasped on the right. White-draped tables hold flower offerings, a brass lamp and garlands. Green draped cloth and colourful painted pillars frame the scene.A photograph of a Ganesha festival shrine under a green and white canopy. A large Ganesha murti with an orange turban, trident and axe in its raised hands, and garlands of yellow and magenta flowers stands behind a pandal. In front, women in white saris with orange shawls sit and stand around a brick fire pit emitting smoke, performing a homa with offerings. A woman with a long braid in the foreground holds a lamp or offering toward the deity. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right. Fruit, flowers and brass vessels sit on a white-covered table.A ceremony before a large painted backdrop of Ganesha, whose trunk and head are partly visible with orange and gold garlands. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at the centre holding a bell and offering, while smoke or incense hangs in the air. Other women in white and orange, seated on the ground in the foreground, watch and pray. A man in a white shirt stands to the right beside a decorated pillar, and a man in white at left holds a lamp. Banana plants, green draped fabric, and a white-covered table with brass vessels and flowers stand in front of the altar, under a corrugated roof.A large Ganesha murti with an orange-red crown, orange dhoti and yellow-and-orange garlands stands under a green draped canopy with a painted decorated pillar at left. Incense smoke drifts across the scene. In the foreground, several women in white sarees with orange borders stand and sit near a white-draped altar holding flower offerings, a brass vessel and a plate of fruit and flowers. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at right, and a woman in an orange-bordered white saree holds up her hand near the altar. Speakers sit at the left edge. Appears to be a puja at a Ganesha festival.A photograph of a large Ganesha murti under a green and white canopy, with a pink-faced elephant-headed figure holding a trident-like object and an axe in raised hands, wearing an orange cloth, a golden necklace and a red crown. Marigold and mixed flower garlands hang from the idol, and white smoke or incense haze fills the tent. In the foreground, several women in white sarees with orange shawls sit and stand before the idol, some in prayer and one with a lamp; a man in white at right raises an object toward the murti. Offerings, brass vessels and flower plates rest on a white-draped altar before the idol. Roughly a dozen people are visible in the foreground, many seen from behind.A crowd of devotees gathers around a large orange-robed Ganesha murti decorated with white and orange garlands, a red crown and a gold necklace, its trunk raised holding a modak-like sweet. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with an orange border raises a white fan or cloth overhead while others stand with palms joined. Before the murti, a white-draped platform holds fruit, bananas, flowers, a kalasha and offering plates, with a fire burning at the base. A man in white kneels at the platform. Green draped cloth and banana leaves form the canopy under a corrugated metal roof, and smoke drifts through the scene. Visible text on the lower right reads 'Sri Nithyananda Vani' with 'Sources: ' and a year, which are archive labelsA large painted clay murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, stands in a decorated shrine with an orange-red crown and gold ornaments, holding a trident and other attributes, draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the scene. Two young women in white saris with orange shoulder cloths stand before the deity, one raising an arm toward it, while a white-draped altar holds flowers, fruit, and offerings. Green leafy decorations and a painted pillar frame the shrine, and several devotees' heads are visible in the foreground.