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A night procession features a large, brightly painted Ganesha murti with an orange trunk-faced head, a golden crown, multiple raised arms and a garland of yellow flowers, seated on a red-and-orange mount with a lion-like beast and a small rat figure. The float is lit against a dark background, with a decorated umbrella and a standing devotee in orange garlands with flower garlands at the right edge, and several dimly visible people in the shadows at lower left. Overhead, a leafy tree frames the scene.

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Night photograph of a large illuminated Ganesha murti carried on a decorated platform in a procession. The deity has an elephant head with a red trunk, a gold crown with a red jewel, and multiple arms, seated atop a golden lion and a small mouse-like vehicle. Marigold garlands hang around the figure. In the foreground, silhouetted devotees watch, and a man in orange-red clothes with a flower garland stands at the right edge beside the platform. Overhead, a tree and hanging lanterns are partly visible in the dark.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15A night procession features a large illuminated Ganesha murti, painted orange-red with a gold crown, four arms and a trunk, adorned with a yellow-and-green garland and a seated mouse vehicle at its base. Devotees stand in silhouette in the foreground under dark trees. A man in orange clothing with a flower garland, possibly carrying or accompanying the murti, is visible at right, beneath a decorated yellow umbrella. The scene appears to be a ratha or procession style display in darkness.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15A night-time photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti seated on a vahana-like base decorated with orange and red cloth, a rat-like mount and a lion-like figure. The deity has an elephant head with red and orange colouring, a crown, jewelled necklaces and a flower garland, and raises a hand. Below and in front, a lit oil lamp and strings of colourful bunting hang under a tin-roofed shelter beside a tree. A small illuminated screen shows a person in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; the figure is a deity murti.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15A photograph at night of a large, brightly painted clay Ganesha murti, with an elephant head, a jeweled crown, orange-red skin, a golden necklace and a garland of yellow marigolds around its neck. Its many raised hands hold objects, and it sits atop a vehicle-like base with an orange animal figure below. A bare-backed person with a sacred thread stands at the lower left edge, partly visible, against a black background.2016-09-15A large illuminated Ganesha murti at night, elephant-headed with a crown, four arms, red and orange body, garlanded with yellow marigold flower necklaces and gold jewellery, seated atop a richly coloured base with a lion, mouse and other figures. Black night background with dark foliage at the sides. In the lower right, a partly visible person with a shaved head and a light cloth draped over the shoulder stands near the base, and other heads are partly visible at the bottom edge.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15Night procession at a Ganesha festival: a large, brightly painted clay Ganesha murti with a red trunk, gold crown and many arms sits on a decorated platform carried through a dark street. Ganesha rides a painted orange mouse vehicle and wears a multicoloured garland. Beside the murti, a man in an orange dhoti and a seated man in orange clothes with a marigold garland face the crowd. Devotees, mostly dark silhouettes, line the street in front of a red-roofed building and trees. A faint logo sits in the top left corner.2016-09-15