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Close-up photograph of a dark grey carved stone statue of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, with a white-and-red urdhva pundra style tilak mark on the forehead and a small dot on the trunk base. The figure holds a modak sweet in its trunk and has a coiled serpent wrapped around its belly and arm. Its four arms bear carved hands, one raised in a blessing gesture, and ornate carved jewelry and ornaments cover the shoulders. Pale peeling wall paint is visible in the background. The statue is a deity murti, not a living person, and no physical people are present.

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Close-up photograph of a carved stone relief of Ganesha on a granite pillar or wall. The elephant-headed deity is shown seated with a rounded pot-bellied body, holding objects in multiple raised hands and a trunk curled toward a sweet or offering. A crown-like headdress and ornamental arch frame the figure. Green leaves and a red cloth edge appear at the right, with a bright spot on the forehead. No people are visible.2009-10-17A dark carved stone relief of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, shown seated with multiple arms holding a lotus-like object, an axe and a rope, and a red flower placed on one raised hand. A small mouse figure sits at the base beside a round sculpted pedestal. A red kumkum mark is on the forehead.2010-12-16A carved dark grey stone statue of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, seated on a pedestal with four arms, holding a modak in an upper hand and a small bowl or fruit in a lower hand, with a tusk visible and a carved sacred thread and tilak marks on the forehead. Behind it are other unfinished stone sculptures, including a deity figure and a lion-like carving, on a dirt ground at what looks like a stone-carving yard. No people are visible. The image is a photo of a statue, not a live scene.2009-07-08Close view of a carved dark stone relief panel on a temple pillar, showing a seated elephant-headed deity in ganesha form with four arms, a raised trunk and a decorated crown, flanked by carved scrollwork and a foliate arch. Small vermilion and turmeric marks and specks of offering dot the stone. A red cloth and a gilded ornament edge the right side of the frame. No people are visible.2010-10-06 +1 copiesApril 18 20132013-04-18 +1 copiesJuly 19 20092009-07-19Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMay 12 20132013-05-12Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone Ganesha murti, identifiable by its elephant head and trunk, with a white three-line tilak and red-and-yellow dot on the forehead. Multicoloured glass bead garlands in red, green, amber and blue, strung with gold-toned wire, drape over the shoulders and chest. Warm lamplight falls across the textured, carved ornaments and raised hand and wall behind. No people are visible.2008-12-31A dark stone Ganesha murti, seated with trunk curved to one side, stands on a stone pedestal at the base of a large pale banyan tree trunk. Small yellow flowers, scattered petals and wisps of green leaves lie on the figure and base as offerings. Green grass and plants grow at the foot of the pedestal, and a faint green background shows beyond the tree. No people are visible.A carved black stone relief of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, seated with a rounded belly and four arms. A red flower or red cloth offering rests against his left side, and a red kumkum mark is on his forehead. Ornamental scrollwork frames the stone figure against a dark stone wall.2010-12-16A dark stone relief carving of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha seated cross-legged in a niche with an arched border. The carved figure has four arms and is decorated with red-and-yellow dots on the forehead, trunk and body, and small white flowers are placed at its side and below.2013-05-04