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A large Ganesha murti with a trunk and golden crown, wearing a red-brown garment, gold necklaces and bangles, and raising a hand holding a golden goad. In the background a man with long dreadlocks in a red-brown dhoti-style garment wears a long flower garland and stands with palms joined before a stand. Two seated priests in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas sit at left beside a small oil lamp and a pink flower offering. Behind them a board shows a painted map with a portrait of a man in a red turban holding a trident and a garland, with a slogan in Kannada and English. The setting is a covered open-air hall with a corrugated roof and a pink draped canopy.

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September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03 +1 copiesClose view of a large Ganesha murti with an elephant head, painted pale pink and wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth, gold jewellery, layered gold and beaded necklaces, bangles and orange-tipped fingers, holding a golden noose-like object. Behind it, a man with long dark hair wearing a red-brown garment and a marigold garland stands near a golden railing, with pink flowers scattered on the figure. At left, two people in red and white ritual clothes sit beside a small flame and an oil lamp, with smoke drifting. A banner on the back wall shows a world map and a portrait of a man with a garland, trident-like staff and ornate necklaces. Dim ceiling lights and string lights frame the scene.2017-09-03A photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti dominating the right foreground, with an upraised trunk, a red and gold turban-like headdress, gold ornaments, and a pearl and flower garland, its hand extended. Beside it stands a man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing a rust-red shawl with a flower garland, reaching toward the murti's trunk. Behind them hangs a painted map banner in red, green and orange showing a seated figure garlanded with flowers and a world map, with the numbers 347 and 47 on it. Two people in red and saffron clothing are partly visible at the left edge, under a corrugated metal roof. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's description of a person, though this is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-08-15A large, pinkish-white Ganesha murti with a tall gold crown, red-brown cloth, gold necklaces and bangles, and a raised hand, dominates the right foreground. Beside it, a figure with long dark hair in a red-brown garment and a white and orange flower garland bows forward with hands joined near the murti's trunk. Pink flowers lie on the lower frame. In the background, a printed map board shows a figure in red with a trident and garland, labelled with the numbers 347 and 47, and a sign reads Global Nithyananda Sanghas. Dim lamps and smoke appear at lower left, with a few seated people in the corner.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03August 15 20172017-08-15September 03 20172017-09-03Close-up photo of a large Ganesha murti with a pale pink face, gold crown, gold ornaments and a rust-brown draped cloth. A man with long dark hair and a red-brown robe, wearing a flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms, stands at left, reaching toward the elephant trunk while holding a tray of pink flowers. A small figure in white and a gold necklace sits at the lower left edge. A banner on the wall behind shows a figure in red with a garland beside a world map. The setting is a metal-roofed hall with a metal railing and hanging lights.2017-09-03A large Ganesha murti with an elephant trunk, white tusk, red-brown robe, gold jewellery and red-and-yellow flower garlands dominates the right foreground. Beside it, a long-haired man in a rust-coloured robe with flower garlands stands at a railing, reaching toward the murti's trunk. A few partially visible people in orange and red clothing are at the left edge. Behind them, a printed map poster shows a man in a red-and-gold cap and garland holding a trident, with a world map and the numbers 347 and 47 on the banner.2017-08-15