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A photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti with a red and white cloth draped over its shoulders and yellow and pink flower garlands around its neck, its trunk raised toward a bearded man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl standing on a raised platform with his palms pressed together and arms raised overhead. He wears layered red and orange flower garlands and a dark rudraksha-style necklace. Beneath a metal-roofed pavilion hung with red and yellow paper decorations, a seated woman in a white sari holds a brass tray of flowers, and a crowd of devotees watches. A cameraman in orange clothing films at left, and a blue peacock figure and a gold-and-red chair are visible at the base of the scene.

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August 27 20162016-08-27A large painted Ganesha murti with red trunk-tip, pink-and-red cheeks, a decorated crown and layered garlands of yellow and purple flowers stands at left, its raised hand forming a blessing gesture. At right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a short beard wears a red and white flower garland, a dark-red dhoti-style cloth and an armband, and extends his hands toward the deity in a devotional gesture. Behind them, other people in orange clothing stand under a metal-roofed open pavilion with greenery beyond; a brass bowl with yellow flower offerings sits in the foreground. A ceremonial worship or offering scene.2016-08-27A large painted Ganesha murti with a red trunk, tusk and face, decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-yellow headdress, dominates the left of the frame. To the right, a man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a red-and-orange dhoti, a long black shawl, a red-and-white flower garland and gold armlets, raises one hand in greeting toward the murti. Behind him, figures in orange clothing stand near a brass vessel of offerings under a corrugated roof with green foliage beyond.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a pink-and-cream face, a red-and-gold cloth draped over its head, gold ornaments and marigold garlands around its trunk and body. Beside it, a man with long dark hair and a short beard stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, wearing a red-brown dhoti-style cloth, a gold armlet and multi-strand red and yellow flower garlands. Other devotees' hands and a tray are visible at the right edge, and a striped pillar stands in the background under a corrugated metal roof.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27A photograph of an outdoor puja before a large painted Ganesha murti with a red trunk, gold-trimmed crown and yellow and white flower garlands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard wears a red and white flower garland and a rust-coloured dhoti, holding a brass lamp and a small bell or vessel toward the deity. Several women in orange saris stand behind him, and a few people sit in the foreground. Palm trees, a tiled roof and greenery frame the scene. The bare-chested man has long swept-back hair and a beard, with a garland and ornaments, which fits the appearance cues for a person, so he is the person in the centre performing the ritual.2016-08-27A large colourful Ganesha murti with red-and-white trunk, yellow and red marigold garlands, a maroon-and-gold turban-like crown and a white dhoti stands under a corrugated metal shelter. A man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a red and yellow marigold garland and gold armlets holds a ghanta bell and points toward the deity during a puja. Behind him, people in orange robes, one holding a conch-shaped instrument and another a small drum, stand among green garden foliage. Several people are partially visible in the foreground. A bell and hanging brass lamps are visible overhead.2016-08-27A large painted Ganesha murti with a red trunk, golden crown-like headdress and a garland of yellow, red and white flowers dominates the left. A man with long dark hair and a beard stands at right in a sleeveless reddish-brown garment, a multi-coloured flower garland around his neck and a gold armlet, holding a yellow object near the murti's face as if offering or anointing it. Behind him, people in orange and saffron clothing stand under a corrugated metal roof with hanging decorations, green trees beyond. A brass vessel with offerings sits in the foreground. Two people are clearly visible plus partial figures.2016-08-27A large painted clay Ganesha murti with red trunk, gold ornaments and a red-and-gold headdress, adorned with garlands of marigold and white flowers, stands in a covered open-sided pavilion. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a maroon-brown dhoti-style lower garment, a red and white flower garland, and a gold armlet, holds a small ritual vessel and lamp near the murti's trunk, smiling. a person: long dark hair and a flower garland, paired with ritual worship before the Ganesha murti. Other devotees in saffron and white stand behind, with a cameraman at right. Hanging decorations and tropical greenery are visible beyond the roof.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27 +3 copies