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A photograph of an outdoor shrine under a decorated canopy with a Ganesha murti at the centre. The deity figure wears a yellow and red garland and sits on an orange cloth-covered table with flowers, a brass pot and a small plate of offerings. A tent of orange and gold drapes and colourful pink curtains frame the shrine on sandy ground. Two women in white saris stand at the left edge and a few people in light clothing are partly visible behind the table, with a purple flower offering at the bottom of the frame.

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December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15December 30 20082008-12-30August 31 20112011-08-31September 19 20122012-09-19A photograph of a festival palanquin or ratha canopy with an orange ruffled valance above and decorated red, teal, and yellow fabric panels painted with white, blue, and magenta floral and figural motifs. Under the canopy sits a small brass deity murti or seated figure, with a garland and an orange cloth draped behind it. A person in orange and white clothing is partly visible at the edge, with a blurred foreground. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-08-11 +1 copiesNight procession under a covered open-air pavilion. A line of devotees in orange and saffron robes, plus a woman in pink and others in white, walks past a large colourful ganesha deity murti on a yellow wheeled ratha, its trunk and crown painted red, blue and gold with a garland. Ornate yellow and orange parasols with embroidered emblems and tassels are carried on poles at left, and a blurred figure in white stands in the foreground. Several devotees have hands pressed together in anjali and appear to be chanting or bowing. Hanging decorative lanterns and streamers decorate the ceiling.2016-09-15Jan 15 2023 sripuram2023-01-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Ganesha murti with a red turban, pink trunk and four arms, standing before green draped fabric backdrops. He wears orange and red garments, marigold and white flower garlands, and holds a trident and a modak-like sweet. In front, a woman in a blue sari bends over a tray of white offerings, while a woman in orange-trimmed white garments kneels beside a fire pit of wood and flowers. Brass oil lamps and fruit plates sit on white-covered tables, and several women in white saris stand or kneel behind them as part of a Ganesha puja.A large crowd gathers outdoors among coconut palms and flowering shrubs during a festival procession. Two multicoloured umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and fringed edges stand above the scene. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris with yellow borders, some men with orange shawls and orange-red headcloths. Women in saris of blue, purple and white stand at the front, some holding their hair in braids. Simple white-roofed temporary structures and orange-and-white bunting line the grounds. Orange marigolds and green foliage fill the lower foreground. No single person in the image is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2008-12-31July 19 20162016-07-19