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A large painted clay murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, sits on a stone platform before a bronze-coloured backdrop. The murti has four arms, wears a red and gold silk dress, a red and gold crown with a crescent, and a red cloth headdress. It is decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, gold jewellery, bangles and a rudraksha-style necklace. Its trunk is painted, and a bronze wall ornament is visible behind it. Several devotees' heads are visible in the lower foreground. No a person candidate is visible in this image.

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Close-up photograph of a painted clay Ganesha murti, the elephant-headed deity, seated with a red cloth draped over its head and a gold crown. The murti wears a red and gold brocade garment, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, earrings, and a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Its hands are raised in blessing and hold a small object, with bangles on the wrists. A copper-toned backdrop and a stone pillar frame the image. No physical people are visible.2016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05A photograph of a large Ganesha murti seated before a dark red wall and a carved bronze-coloured naga/serpent backdrop. The deity has an elephant head with a red and gold crown, a red cloth draped over the head, a white tilak and vermilion markings on the trunk, and a crescent moon ornament. Four arms are raised with sindoor-tinted hands holding small items. He wears layered garlands of yellow and purple flowers, gold jewellery and a red and gold brocade garment. Partially visible devotees in the foreground, including women with hair pulled back, stand near the lower edge of the frame.2016-09-05September 08 20162016-09-08September 08 20162016-09-08A photograph of a Ganesha murti seated on a red-and-gold throne, adorned with a red and gold crown, red headcloth, pearl-and-stone jewellery, and long garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds. A priest from behind, bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold border, reaches toward the deity's face with an oil lamp flame visible at the lower left. The deity's raised hands hold ritual objects. Warm reddish lighting fills the shrine.2016-09-08A large Ganesha murti dominates the frame, seated with a red and gold crown and a crescent moon ornament on its forehead. It wears layered garlands of red roses and yellow marigolds, red and gold silk draping, and jewelled necklaces and earrings. Its hands show red and orange painted palms and bangles. In the lower left, the top of a partially visible person's head is seen, with a tilak mark. A decorative copper-toned backdrop frames the deity.2016-09-08September 08 20162016-09-08September 05 20162016-09-05A large Ganesha murti is the central subject, seated with an elephant head, red and gold crown, crescent moon ornament and red turban, draped in red and gold brocade and garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. Four arms hold a noose and other attributes. Behind the image rises a bronze-coloured ornate carved backdrop. At the bottom edge, several women with white forehead markings stand close, partly visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present in this image, so the a person field is none.2016-09-05A large Ganesha murti sits on a tiered pedestal draped with a purple and gold brocade cloth. The deity has an elephant head, a gold crown, and wears a silver necklace and a yellow and red marigold garland. Gold-toned hands hold a sweet and an axe. Behind him, a brightly lit shrine glows with marigold garlands. At the lower right, a person in an orange-brown robe with a flower garland sits with bowed head facing the murti, seemingly in devotion. Another person's head appears at the bottom edge. The setting resembles a temple or festival stage with red and white striped walls.2014-09-11September 14 20162016-09-14