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A Ganesha Chaturthi ritual at an outdoor shrine. A large painted Ganesha murti with a red-orange face, long ears, a crown, garlands and a yellow flower necklace sits on a throne draped with brown and gold cloth, beside a tiger-and-mouse vahana. In front, a square yellow fire pit burns with a visible flame. Five men stand around it: one in white dhoti with orange-striped cloth and bare chest, three in saffron-orange dhotis with bare torsos and rudraksha malas, one bending forward offering or pouring from a brass vessel, and one younger attendant in orange near the left edge. Brass pots, bowls and garlanded kalasha-style items rest on the floor, and a banana plant and palm frame the scene.

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