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A large white Ganesha murti is draped with an orange cloth across its lap and body. Two people are visible at its base working on the statue: a man in a white shirt on the left reaching to adjust the orange drape, and a young person in a blue top and grey lower garment on the right with hands on the statue's side. The murti has a raised trunk, a hand holding an object, and a rudraksha-like bead pattern on the chest. A wooden stick is set into the statue's face area. The setting is a white wall and plaster surface.

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A large Ganesha murti dominates the frame, with white elephant head, orange crown-like headdress with gold band, and a raised hand holding a sweet or modak. Its body is draped in orange and gold cloth. In the foreground, a person in a white shirt and a few other figures in dark and red clothing stand before it, partly cropped. Ceiling slats are visible at upper left.A photograph of a white Ganesha murti with an elephant head, orange tilak line down the trunk and forehead, and an orange turban-like cloth on the head. The deity has pink-tinted hands holding objects, a dark-haired headdress, and white beaded necklaces. A small figure with a dark head appears behind the murti under a plain ceiling. The image is taken close up, and the murti fills most of the frame.A large white unpainted clay Ganesha murti, in an early stage of sculpting, shown in close-up. The elephant-headed deity has a broad trunk curling toward the centre, rounded ears, a cloth or plaster-wrapped crown, and multiple arms with the hands raised. Strings of beaded necklaces and a ribbed belly are modelled in relief. Behind it stands a wall with a yellow and orange object and a dark pole. No people are visible, and the image is a photograph of a sculpted deity figure.September 03 20082008-09-03A large white Ganesha murti with a gold crown, red and green painted details, and a pink lotus base is being attended to. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl kneels with his head bowed close to the statue's lap. A second man in a long orange robe with a red border stands behind the statue at right, one hand raised, with a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. A blue tarp and plastic sheeting lie on the floor in the background. The statue holds a modak in one hand and an ankusha-like object in another.September 03 20082008-09-03A large polished black stone Ganesha murti stands on a carved stone pedestal in a white tent, being ritually bathed. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl, holding a small silver bowl, stands behind the statue. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long dark hair leans over the statue, pouring or applying liquid to its head and trunk area. A blue basin and a silver bowl sit on the ground, and a red-orange cloth hangs at the right while a colourful patterned textile with elephant motifs hangs at the left. The scene suggests abhishekam of a deity murti.December 15 20092009-12-15August 16 20172017-08-16A photograph inside a plain concrete-block room with a grey carpet. A standing man in a flowing orange-saffron robe over red undershirt, with long dark hair tied back, reaches out to touch the cheek of a large white statue of a seated bearded saint wearing a white robe and a forehead mark. Beside the statue, an older man with glasses and a bracelet rests his hand on the statue's arm. A younger man in a blue t-shirt kneels at the right edge, and a figure in a striped shirt stands at the lower left. A black stone base or platform sits behind the statue.2007-11-07A night-time photo of devotees in orange robes handling a white Ganesha murti with gold crown and jewelled ornaments, held beside a green hedge. In the centre, a man in orange with long dark hair and glasses has his hand resting on the statue's crown, while a second orange-clad man with long hair reaches toward the murti at right. A partly visible person in grey stands at the left edge and another in white at the right edge. The statue has a peacock-feather motif on its crown and a red-and-white ornament at its trunk.August 16 20172017-08-16