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Outdoor temple scene at a shaded shrine. A woman with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment with a yellow border, stands at a large black stone Ganesha murti, touching it with a flat golden-yellow object. Behind her, a young man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl holds up a multicoloured fringed umbrella over the scene. Golden ornate arch surrounds the murti. Other men in white and orange clothes stand nearby; at the left, seated figures with marigold garlands and offerings of flowers and red cloth. Red-and-white painted shrine borders and a small black lingam appear at the right, under green trees.

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Outdoor photo at a shrine beside a black stone Ganesha murti adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and a silver crown, set against gold-embossed arch panels. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl and red-and-white flower garland, with tilak on his forehead, stands before the deity while another man in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl with rudraksha mala assists. A third person in white clothes and a white headcloth holds a brass plate with offerings at left. Pink petals and orange cloth lie on the black pedestal.2015-03-16September 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.2012-09-19Outdoor temple scene in daylight before a large black stone deity murti of Ganesha, seated with an elephant head, a tall white crown, and garlands of white and orange flowers. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red dhoti and saffron-orange shawl stands at right, facing the murti with his back to the camera and a rudraksha mala around his neck. At left a man in white dhoti and a white head cloth holds a metal vessel with garlands, and another person wearing a white and black checked garment and a white head cloth is partly visible. The murti stands within an ornate gold-coloured arch and a gilded frame. Marigold petals lie on the ground.2015-03-16September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor temple scene with black stone murti statues seated on a dark pedestal inside a red and white painted enclosure. The central figure wears an orange-red cloth wrap, white dhoti and a large garland, with an orange shawl beside. A gold arched torana frames the shrine. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, while another person in white raises an arm toward the statues. Potted green plants, trees and a small Shiva lingam-style shrine appear in the background.2011-10-02September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor abhishekam at a dark stone Ganesha murti under a green tree canopy. A long-haired figure in orange saffron wrap with gold-yellow border stands with back to camera, holding a silver bowl over the statue, which is smeared with yellow turmeric paste. A young man in white with orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a red-fringed umbrella pole, and another attendant in orange stands behind. Sunlight filters through leaves.2012-09-19Outdoors 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.2012-09-19September 29 20122012-09-29Outdoor shrine with black stone Ganesha murti seated left under a golden arch, draped in white dhoti and yellow-orange shawl, with marigold and red garlands and orange-red headcloth. Beside it, several dark murtis are adorned with orange headcloths, garlands and gold-trimmed clothing, set within gold arches and red-and-white striped plinths with name plaques. A bald man in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot with hands joined in prayer before the shrine, facing the murtis. A woman in orange sari-style garment stands at right near the deities, and a pink-clad small figure sits on a plinth. Green trees and a potted plant frame the scene.2012-09-19February 05 20152015-02-05