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A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair swept back and a white tilak on his forehead, stands at left and reaches up with a red-and-white beaded garland to touch the trunk of a large pink-faced Ganesha murti. The deity has a red-and-gold headdress, a white tusk, gold jewellery and a red-and-white flower garland. Behind them is a corrugated metal shelter with a green world map and lights, and a board showing a number 347 in the upper left.

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August 16 20172017-08-16August 15 20172017-08-15A large painted Ganesha murti with a pinkish-tan face, a red-and-gold headdress, gold ornaments and a garland of red and yellow flowers is being touched on its raised trunk by a man standing at left. The man has long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a red sacred thread, a saffron-orange cloth and a flower garland, and is performing a ritual touch on the trunk with an outstretched arm. The setting is a covered outdoor shelter with a metal roof, a world map and a sign with the number 347 behind him, with string lights visible at the left.2017-08-16A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a pale pink face, orange-red turban-like headdress, gold crown and ornaments, and an upraised trunk, adorned with flower garlands in red, pink, yellow and white. A man in a rust-orange dhoti or cloth with a gold border and a white tilak on his forehead stands at left, reaching up with a long striped stick or rod to touch the statue's trunk. A world map and a sign with Kannada-style script are visible at left under a corrugated metal roof, with strings of small lights overhead.2017-08-16 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesAugust 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead, bare-shouldered in a rust-orange cloth, raises a long red-and-white garland toward the trunk of a very large painted Ganesha statue. The statue has a pale tusk, reddish-orange turban and ornate gold jewellery, and is draped with pink and yellow flower garlands. Behind them are a corrugated metal roof and a world map with green lights. A visible hand or ornament at the tip of the trunk suggests the image is being anointed or decorated during worship. The man appears to be a priest or devotee performing a ritual.2017-08-15A man in a rust-orange cloth with a long swept-back black braid and a white tilak on his forehead stands at left, reaching up with his arm extended and a red-and-white garland draped over his shoulder, touching a large painted Ganesha murti's trunk tip toward its forehead. The Ganesha has a pale pink face, a white tusk, a red-and-gold crown, gold ornaments and a flower garland. Behind them is a corrugated metal roof, a world map on the wall, and a sign reading in Hindi and English about a Nithyananda Sangha. One person is visible.2017-08-15August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copies