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A night procession at dark with a large illuminated Ganesha murti in orange, red and blue, wearing a gold crown and holding objects in its raised hands, carried above a crowd. A tall ceremonial flag with gold trim stands at left beside a flame or torch. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron-toned clothing watches, with several women in saris and some people with glasses. The background is entirely black, the ratha-style procession lit only by the figure and flames.

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Night procession with a large illuminated Ganesha murti, painted orange-red with a gold crown, large red ears, and garlands of marigolds draped over its shoulders. Its hands hold small objects. A tall ceremonial flag with a golden finial and red-and-white banner stands on the left, with a torch flame burning near its base. Crowds of devotees in white, orange and patterned saris and kurtas fill the foreground, some in profile, one elderly woman with white hair in a white garment at left. No clearly identifiable a person appears; the scene shows a Ganesha procession with devotees.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night photo of a large, brightly painted clay Ganesha murti carried high above a crowd in a procession. The deity has a red trunk and face, a golden crown, a garland of yellow flowers across the chest, and multiple raised arms holding objects, with a small mouse vahana at the base. Blue and gold draped fabric surrounds the figure. Below, many people press closely, mostly dark-haired and partly silhouetted, with one person holding a torch or flashlight at the right edge. The background is almost entirely black with faint trees.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night photograph of a large, brightly painted clay Ganesha murti seated on a decorated platform, with raised trunk, multiple arms holding objects, a jeweled crown and orange-and-blue garlands, its base flanked by a lion and mouse figures. Around it, a shirtless man in white dhoti stands at left, a man in orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits at lower left, and a man in orange and saffron robes with flower garlands sits at lower right, holding a small wooden box. Several other people stand in the dim background. The scene suggests a procession or ritual honoring the deity murti.2016-09-15Night photograph of a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti seated on a platform, with an elephant head, crown, red-pink ears, multiple raised arms holding a goad and other objects, and a garland of yellow marigolds. Beneath it are painted mounts including a lion and a mouse-like creature. Around the base, several people in saffron and white stand and sit; a man in a red-and-saffron cloth with a marigold garland sits at right holding a cardboard box, and a man in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads sits at left. A man bare-chested in white dhoti stands at the left side of the murti, and a woman in red sits at far left. A procession-style scene with festive lighting against a dark background.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession at a palm-lined path where a large, brightly coloured Ganesha murti is carried on a decorated float lit by warm lights. The elephant-headed deity has a red crown, large ears, raised hands and orange and blue ornaments, with a garland draped at its base. Around it, several devotees in white and orange clothing walk and stand, one bare-chested man in an orange dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style mala beside the float. Dark foliage and coconut palms frame the scene. a person's presence is not visibly established in this image.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15