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A figure in an orange saffron robe stands before a large dark stone Ganesha murti at a temple inauguration, hands pressed together in namaskar. The figure has long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace and white markings on the forehead and arms. To the right, a dark stone deity murti with a red and yellow floral crown and a gilded arch sits behind. Red velvet drapes frame the left side, and a seated woman in orange and a camera operator are partly visible at the right edge. Two other people are partially visible in the lower right, and a photo credit overlay appears at the right.

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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A figure in orange and gold-bordered ritual dress stands at left with hands raised in anjali mudra before a large dark stone Ganesha statue seated on a pedestal. The person has long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead and a gold-beaded garland. The statue's trunk curves toward the figure and it holds a modak and an axe. Behind are green trees, a golden arch and a red-orange cloth draped on the base.2012-09-19A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and white arm bandages holds a golden kalasha-style vessel inside a wire basket, pouring or offering from it beside a large black stone Ganesha murti. A second person with a camera stands behind, and a dark-skinned figure in orange appears at the lower right edge. Red drapes and a gold ornate arch frame the scene, with a black deity murti holding a trident-like object and garlanded with flowers at the right. The setting appears to be a temple ritual space.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Outdoors under a tree canopy, a man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a gold-and-bead garland and an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders applies a yellow paste to the trunk of a large black stone Ganesha murti. A yellow and maroon umbrella with red and black tassels shades the scene. Behind him, a bronze bowl is held by a man in orange, and several onlookers in white and orange stand nearby. The statue is decorated and there are green plants and a decorated arch in the background.2012-09-19Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long gold-bead garland and tilak on his forehead, standing under a large gold and red fringed canopy umbrella. He presses both palms against a large black stone Ganesha murti, while an assistant in orange holds a silver bowl beside the statue. Green trees and foliage frame the ritual abhishekam setting, and a second figure in white stands at the left edge. The statue is a dark ganesha deity murti. Four people are visible.2012-09-19A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a dark stone Ganesha murti under a large yellow and red canopy with fringed tassels. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak, a bare upper body in an orange garment with a gold sash, and a heavy gold garland is pressing a yellow cloth or offering against the statue's trunk and head. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti holds a silver cup, and a man in white stands at the left edge. Green trees and a golden archway frame the scene. a person is described by the long swept hair, orange robes and gold garland cues, presented as the officiant performing the abhishekam.2012-09-19November 09 20072007-11-09A man with long, swept-back dark hair, orange saffron robes and a gold-bead garland, with a vertical tilak on his forehead, reaches to place a white flower on a dark stone deity murti in a temple hall. Two ash-marked arms are visible; he is pictured in a ritual offering. Behind him, a silver vessel and a brass lamp rest on a tray held by hands at the left edge, and a second orange-robed figure stands in the background near a decorated altar with garlanded deity figures. Red and burgundy drapes hang at the right.2007-11-09