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Night photograph of a procession at a temple-like site. A man in saffron-orange robes with a bare shaved head holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a long brass trident-topped staff, offering arati before a weathered granite Ganesha-form murti set on a pedestal beside a red-walled building. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces follow, one carrying a brass plate, and a second brass trident staff rises in the background. A woman in an orange top stands at the lower right edge with her back partly to the camera. Red flower petals lie at the murti's base.

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November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20Night-time temple courtyard scene beside a red brick wall. A young priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a patterned conical crown stands at left-centre holding a brass lamp with a lit flame and a small bell, facing a procession. To the left stands a weathered grey stone carved figure, possibly a Ganesha-style sculpture. In the background at right, a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a golden palanquin under a decorated canopy. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands, one older man in white clothes and one elderly man with shaved head in white. Their attention is directed toward the lamp and the deity. The arrangement suggests aarti during a procession.2010-11-11Night outdoor ritual photograph. A shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe and a gold-toned necklace raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large carved grey stone relief of a deity beside a stone base with flowers and a brass plate. Behind him, white-clad men and women stand in a procession, a drummer in white beats a barrel drum at right, and a lit canopy or ratha-like structure with orange and gold decorations glows in the background. Smoke rises from the flame against the dark sky.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, standing beside a grey stone Ganesha sculpture set in an alcove against a brick wall. He holds a brass tray with bananas, an apple, a halved coconut, and other offerings, and reaches out with one hand to touch the statue's side. The statue has a broken trunk and a half coconut rests at its base. The setting is dim and outdoors at night beside a red-painted wall. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and appears to be performing a Ganesha puja with fruit offerings. The man's appearance shows only ordinary white ritual clothes and an orange shawl, which is insufficient for an appearance-based identification.2010-11-19Night photograph in a garden beside an orange-red compound wall. A figure in an orange saffron garment with a beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a grey stone Ganesha murti seated on a tiered pedestal, its trunk and raised hands visible. A second man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer. Flowering shrubs and bamboo surround the murti, and the sky is dark.2011-12-17A night procession of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walks past a large clay Ganesha murti seated on a decorated platform with a red canopy. The murti has a golden crown, large ears, and holds ritual objects in its hands. Many people, including children wearing rudraksha malas and some in white, hold hands and walk alongside the float. Bright lights illuminate the scene against a dark background with trees and an orange-red wall.2017-09-03