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Night outdoor scene at an ashram-style grounds with bamboo behind. Central figure is a performer in costume as Ganesha: elephant-headed mask with a gold crown, red and white flower garland, gold-embroidered orange dhoti and jeweled chest piece, bare feet, holding a small object. Around him devotees stand and sit in orange and saffron robes, one man in white kurta, a woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala, and a man in green robes with beads. Children in orange clothes sit on the ground at right, some with hands joined. A red-and-gold draped table and a large orange umbrella with sequins appear at right. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.

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Night outdoor festival scene in a garden courtyard. A performer in a Ganesha costume with an elephant head mask, gold crown, orange-gold dhoti and a red-pink flower garland walks forward across dry grass. Behind him, devotees and children in orange and white clothing sit and stand, some with hands folded. Two orange and red decorated parasols and a golden lamp stand are visible, with a red draped table at left and bamboo plants behind. A few people appear to be in prayer postures. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person by visible cues, so the role is given as a performer in costume and devotees.2016-09-01Night outdoor procession at an ashram-style setting. A performer in a golden crown and elephant-headed Ganesha mask, wearing an orange dhoti, red and white floral garlands, and gold jewellery, walks forward on dirt ground. To the left, a decorated seat on a red draped platform with a gold trident and a golden finial stands beside an umbrella-like canopy. Behind him, a group of smiling young people in orange, yellow, teal and white clothes, some with garlands, cheer and raise their arms. Bamboo and dark foliage fill the background.2016-09-01September 01 20162016-09-01Night photograph of an outdoor festival procession. A performer dressed as the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, wearing a golden crown, red and white flower garlands and an orange dhoti, walks forward past a red draped platform with a golden trident-topped stand at left. Behind him, a group of children in orange, yellow and teal kurtas watch and raise their hands, while adults in white, cream and teal clothing stand among bamboo, with incense smoke drifting in the air.2016-09-01Night outdoor performance at a rural-looking site. A performer in a Ganesha costume with a golden elephant head crown, orange and gold dhoti-style garments and a red-and-white flower garland stands barefoot on dirt, holding a small object. Behind and beside him, a seated and standing crowd of children and adults wear orange, saffron and white clothes, some with garlands. Several large decorative umbrellas in red, orange and ornate gold patterns are held up on the right. Adults in white and saffron robes stand in the background, and a red-draped table sits at the left edge.2016-09-01A night procession on open grass moves toward the camera. In the centre, a man in an orange silk dhoti and a white Ganesha mask with a gold crown and a long trunk raised toward the sky walks ahead, wearing pink and white flower garlands and a gold chest ornament. Behind him, a young girl in orange drums on a small handheld drum, and a boy in a white kurta and a teal shirt walks beside him. Several people in orange and white robes follow, some holding tall orange and gold ceremonial banners on poles, and a man in a red shirt beats a drum. A bystander in a yellow shirt stands at the right edge. The scene looks like a Ganesha procession, though the mask and costume are performers and no a person candidate is visible.2016-09-01 +1 copiesNight procession with a performer dressed as the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, wearing a gold crown, ornate gold-and-red chest piece, and garlands of red and green flowers over an orange dhoti. The performer holds a thin silver rod. Around him, people in saffron-orange robes and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand and watch, some applauding or gesturing, while devotees and spectators, including a woman in a red sari, line the roadside against dark trees. A metal barrier sits at the right edge.2016-09-01Night outdoor scene on dry grass with a warm lamp glow at left beside a wooden step-ladder and a decorated structure. In the centre a performer in Ganesha costume wears a golden crown and an elephant-headed mask, with a garland of red and white flowers, a bead-decorated gold bodice, and an orange dhoti, barefoot and walking forward holding a small object. Behind him stand three men: one in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and gold necklaces, one in an orange-saffron robe and dhoti holding a microphone, and a figure in a plain dark shirt at the back. At right, seated on the ground, a woman in a dark sari holds a small child in white.2016-09-01September 01 20162016-09-01Night outdoor performance in dark surroundings of trees. A central performer wears a white elephant-headed mask with a gold crown and a long white trunk, a red, green and white floral garland, a gold and multicoloured embroidered chest piece, an orange dhoti and gold armband. Behind him an older man in a white kurta and a woman in white sit and clap, while a young man in a green embroidered outfit and other children in orange, teal and yellow clothes gesture and clap around the performer. A lit torch stands in the background, and a yellow platform is visible at left.2016-09-01Night outdoor gathering on dry ground with a crowd of devotees in orange, saffron and white clothing. On the left, a performer in a golden crown, saffron dhoti and garland, with an elephant-headed deity murti style costume, stands among attendants. Several people sit on the ground in front, some with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two ornate umbrellas, one red and one multicoloured with tassels, are held aloft above the crowd, and a red umbrella is visible at the top right. A man in a green kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Women in white saris and men in white shirts stand behind, many with hands joined in prayer, and a small child stands in white among them.2016-09-01September 01 20162016-09-01