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Two painted deity murti stand against a black background, adorned in ornate gold and embroidered finery. On the left, a pink Ganesha figure with an elephant head, gold crown, and gold-trimmed garments holds a yellow marigold garland. On the right, a yellow-faced goddess with a gold crown, dark flowing hair, and an embroidered pink and gold sari gestures with an abhaya mudra while yellow marigold garlands hang across her body. No living people are visible.

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September 28 20172017-09-28September 30 20172017-09-30September 30 20172017-09-30October 10 20162016-10-10September 27 20172017-09-27Close view of large painted deity murti in a festival setting. On the left, an elephant-headed Ganesha figure with a white trunk, pink body, gold ornate jewelled garment and yellow marigold garland. Centre, a yellow-skinned goddess murti with long black hair, red tilak, gold earrings, ornate gold-embroidered garment and a yellow marigold garland, with raised hands. Behind them a tall ornate yellow-and-gold arch with several small blue-faced heads. No physical people visible.2017-09-28September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of two large painted deity murtis in a festival display. The left figure is an elephant-headed deity with a pink body, golden-yellow garment and a flower garland, holding objects in its raised hands. Beside it stands a female deity murti with long black hair, a red-and-white sari, a flower garland and an ornate white lace-like crown and backdrop. A red fringed canopy hangs above, with a partly visible figure at the right edge. No living people are clearly visible.2010-10-12September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a festive display of two painted clay deity murtis with elaborate white lace-like paper or filigree halos and backdrops. On the left, a pink-bodied elephant-headed figure with a long trunk, four arms, a red tilak and a golden sash over a white dhoti, wears a white floral garland and holds a small hand-held object. Beside it, a female figure with long black hair, a red-and-gold sari, a white floral garland and white lace-patterned adornments stands with one hand raised. Red and orange cloth draped at the left edge and a hanging tasselled canopy above frame the scene. No living people are visible.2010-10-12September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies