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A figure in orange and gold-bordered ritual dress stands at left with hands raised in anjali mudra before a large dark stone Ganesha statue seated on a pedestal. The person has long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead and a gold-beaded garland. The statue's trunk curves toward the figure and it holds a modak and an axe. Behind are green trees, a golden arch and a red-orange cloth draped on the base.

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September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoors 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.2012-09-19A photograph of an outdoor temple-grounds scene under greenery. A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands to the left, holding a tall wooden staff with a red-and-orange tasselled canopy above. He wears a thick gold bead necklace, a gold chain, and a white vibhuti/tilak mark on his forehead, and his long dark hair is swept back. He gazes toward a large dark stone murti of Ganesha seated with a trunk curled toward the left, one hand raised in blessing and a bowl or modak in another. A golden arch frames the murti.2012-09-19Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long gold-bead garland and tilak on his forehead, standing under a large gold and red fringed canopy umbrella. He presses both palms against a large black stone Ganesha murti, while an assistant in orange holds a silver bowl beside the statue. Green trees and foliage frame the ritual abhishekam setting, and a second figure in white stands at the left edge. The statue is a dark ganesha deity murti. Four people are visible.2012-09-19A 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.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor photo of a man with long dark hair, a white and red forehead mark, and a bare-shouldered orange wrap tied with a gold band, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace. He leans in and applies orange paste with his right hand to the trunk and head of a black stone Ganesha murti seated under a golden canopy. Green foliage fills the background, and a metal bowl and a wooden staff are visible at the left edge.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a bare-shouldered wrap stands at left, long dark hair swept back, holding a long wooden staff and wearing a large gold bead necklace with a pendant. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and looks toward a large dark stone sculpture of Ganesha seated on a pedestal in an outdoor setting with green trees and a golden arch behind. The Ganesha statue has an elephant head, a tusk and a ceremonial headdress, with a rope-like sacred thread across its body. Swamiji (probable): the man wears saffron robes, long hair and a gold bead garland, matching the page's description of a satsang speaker at Tiruvannamalai.2012-09-19A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned ceremonial necklace and a white tilak on his forehead stands beside a large dark stone Ganesha murti, pressing his palms together in reverence. Above him a gold and red ceremonial umbrella with tassels shelters the scene. Behind him a young attendant in orange holds a silver bowl, and a white-clad man stands at the left edge. Green trees surround the outdoor setting.2012-09-19