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Night-time outdoor photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti with a red-orange crown and orange garment, decorated with gold necklaces and pink flowers, standing on a blue base. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris stand on bare ground with hands folded in prayer. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at center, and a man in a pink vest and dark shorts stands beside him. A man in white kneels at lower right holding a brass lamp aloft beside a brass puja plate with small bells and vessels. A date stamp in red reads 6-9-2008.

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A photograph at night of a large painted Ganesha murti with an orange headdress, red-orange garments and a grey-and-blue patterned base decorated with pink flowers. Beside it, a row of devotees stand with hands folded in prayer, several wearing white dhotis or saris, a man in a yellow-checked shirt and orange dhoti, and a man in a pink vest and dark shorts; a boy in a light blue shirt stands at right. Two white-clad figures kneel on the ground at right, one bowing low. A small cardboard box and a lit oil lamp sit on the ground in front of the group, with small clay figures and offerings near the murti base. Some participants wear white cloth tied across their foreheads.Night outdoor scene at a Ganesha festival. A large painted Ganesha murti with orange-and-red drapery, gold jewellery and a trunk raised in blessing stands on a blue platform at left, decorated with pink flowers. Around ten people in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees stand barefoot with hands folded in anjali on bare ground, with a man in a pink vest and black shorts at centre. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with rudraksha-style red beads holds a small brass bell, beside oil lamps lit on the ground and a small flame. A date stamp in the corner reads 6 9 2008.Night photograph of large painted Ganesha idols in a public outdoor setting. The large central idol has an orange-red and pink body, red headdress, gold necklaces, and raises a modak in one hand and an axe-like implement in another, with a orange cloth draped over its waist and a patterned skirt with blue hem. A smaller Ganesha idol at left wears a red and orange crown-like headdress, pink garlands and flower strands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded at right, and another person in white kneels or bends at lower center near the idol's base, while a bystander with a hand raised appears at left. A flash of light glows near the central idol's midsection. A small timestamp reads 2008 in the corner.A photograph of an outdoor Ganesha puja beside a large painted Ganesha murti with a red-orange cloth draped over its shoulder and pink garlands. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala holds a small bell and stands at the right, as another man in white bends to arrange brass items and an open cardboard box on the bare ground. Around them, about a dozen devotees in white dhotis and shirts, one in a yellow-checked shirt with orange dhoti, stand watching and folding their hands. Strewn items and footwear lie near the statue base.September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night photograph of two large painted clay Ganesha idols at an outdoor immersion or festival site. The tall central idol has an orange-red turban, pink-tinted trunk and face, gold ornaments and a garland, holding a modak and a goad-like object in its raised hands. A smaller Ganesha beside it wears a red crown and carries a flower garland. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands, one in an orange-and-cream checked cloth, and a person in white crouches at the lower right near a lamp. Dark background with scattered lights.September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 03 20172017-09-03