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A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a pale, creamy-white face, red-tinted trunk and a long white tusk, draped in a deep maroon cloth with gold embroidered border and gold beaded garlands. On the left, a standing figure in a long maroon robe with long dark dreadlocks wears a multicoloured flower garland in red, yellow and white and scatters pink petals by hand from a metal railing. A corrugated metal roof overhead.

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A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a pale trunk, gold ornaments, a maroon-and-gold draped garment and a gold-and-maroon crown-like headdress. In the left foreground a person in a maroon robe with long dreadlocked hair and a garland of white, yellow and red flowers offers pink flowers toward the statue. The figure is seen from behind and partly to the side, standing on a gold-railed step within a metal-roofed hall. Pink petals are held in the hand, and the statue's raised hand with red markings fills the upper right.2017-09-03August 15 20172017-08-15August 27 20162016-08-27A large painted clay Ganesha murti dominates the left of the frame, with a red-and-brown crown, gold ornaments, yellow and purple flower garlands, and a raised trunk. To the right, a man with long dark hair and a beard, bare-chested apart from a saffron-maroon cloth wrap, wears a long red and white flower garland and gold armlets, and stands with hands gesturing toward the idol. The setting is a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and red steel beams, and a partially visible person is in the foreground. Appearance cues are ambiguous, so the man is described by role as a devotee or priest performing a Ganesha puja.2016-08-27Photo of a large Ganesha murti with a pale pink-white face, red-brown headcloth and gold ornaments, seated beside a standing priest in a brown dhoti-style garment with a long flowing hairstyle and a white-and-red flower garland. The priest holds pink flower petals in one hand over the murti's raised trunk-side area, as part of a puja offering. Behind him a banner-style poster shows a figure in red with a trident and garlands in front of a world map. At the lower left a seated attendant in a brown cloth and beaded necklace is partly visible. Corrugated metal roof and string lights in the background.2017-09-03August 27 20162016-08-27Close-up photograph of a large pale pink Ganesha murti with gold ornaments, a maroon and gold turban-like headdress, a gold necklace and bangles, and a raised hand with orange-painted fingertips. Beside it stands a man with long dark hair and a flower garland of white, orange and yellow blooms, wearing a maroon cloth, holding pink flowers and offering petals. A small tray of pink flowers sits on a railing. In the background a poster shows a figure in red and white garlands holding a trident, with a world map. Corrugated metal roof and string lights above. Lower left, a partially visible person with a white shaved head and rudraksha-style beads. Possible puja or flower offering setting.2017-09-03August 27 20162016-08-27August 16 20172017-08-16A photograph of a large painted Ganesha murti with a red trunk-tip, golden crown and red-and-maroon head cloth, draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands and purple flowers. Beside it stands a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a maroon-red dhoti and a long red-and-white marigold garland, gold armlet and bracelets, gesturing with his hand toward the deity. Corrugated metal roof and red support beams above.2016-08-27A large pink-and-gold Ganesha murti dominates the right foreground, with a red-brown cloth, gold necklaces, bangles and a gold crown. In the centre-left, a man with long braided hair and a bare chest wears a red-brown cloth and a long white-and-orange flower garland, with his hands raised in a devotional gesture. Behind him hangs a printed banner showing a map and a figure with a trident and garland, labelled with English and Kannada-style text. A tray of pink flowers sits nearby, and a seated attendant appears at the far left edge beside a corrugated metal roof.2017-09-03August 27 20162016-08-27