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A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold painted face, gold crown, a red trunk and a gold ornament, dressed in yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside it stands a bare-chested man in a maroon dhoti with a gold border, wearing a long red-and-orange garland with yellow marigolds and red beaded bracelets. He has long dreadlocked hair and raises both hands in a blessing or mudra gesture toward the deity. A metal roof and red steel beams are visible overhead, and a small person's hand and a blue object appear at the bottom edge.

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August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27A photograph of a large, painted clay Ganesha murti with a golden crown and red trunk-tip, adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands, and a red cloth draped over its head. Beside it stands a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti with a red and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, a tilak on his forehead and an armlet on his upper arm, gesturing toward the idol with an open hand. Hands of other people are visible at the lower right. The setting is a covered shed with corrugated metal roof, red steel beams and colourful hanging decorations. The man's appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with his long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands.2016-08-27August 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.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27 +3 copiesA large red-and-yellow painted Ganesha murti with a tall crown and trunk, garlanded with orange, yellow and purple flower strands, is being worshipped outdoors under a corrugated roof with greenery behind. A man with long dark hair and a beard, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and an ornate gold armband, wears a red-brown dhoti and a red-and-yellow flower garland. He holds a small ritual vessel and spoon, offering water or abhishekam to the deity. Several people in orange and saffron clothing sit in the background.2016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27August 27 20162016-08-27