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October 01 2008

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October 01 20082008-10-01Outdoor temple scene with a white-painted homa fire pit in the foreground, its square platform steps covered in scattered rose petals and smoke rising from the central pit. Behind it stands a small white shrine with a dark deity murti and a tall copper kalasha-like pillar amid palm trees. On the right, a painted clay Ganesha figure in red, green and gold garments sits beside a brass pot with a mango-leaf arrangement and a yellow-orange cloth covering the foreground, with a multicoloured striped mat beneath. No people are visible.2008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01October 01 20082008-10-01Close-up of a yellow turmeric or haldi Ganesha figure seated on a silver base, decorated with a small orange-and-red flower crown and red kumkum dots. A heap of marigolds and red flowers sits in a silver plate below, with halved coconuts and an orange at the front edge. Behind, a fire burns in a brick-lined homa pit, with brass oil lamps and a teal-painted area beyond. The setting suggests a ritual puja or homa offering. No people are visible.2015-05-05 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25August 31 20172017-08-31September 05 20162016-09-05A close photograph of a small yellow turmeric Ganesha figure, modelled with a trunk, tusks and round ears with dark red kumkum dots, placed on a silver tray. The murti is surrounded by red rose petals, white jasmine flowers, green leaves and blades of grass, with two round sweets or offerings at the lower edge. The background is softly blurred warm light. No people are visible.2015-07-13 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a ritual fire inside an open-sided tented pavilion. In the centre, a flame burns in a yellow-and-gold rectangular fire pit with a silver-coloured tool laid across its edge; smoke rises around it. Behind the fire, a large ganesha murti with a red-brown wrap and gold-and-white garlands sits on a golden-draped platform. Stacked cow-dung cakes lie on the floor at left. A woman with long dark hair and an orange garment sits cross-legged at the fire, with a second seated person in a reddish-brown wrap beside her, a bowl of white offerings in the foreground and a cameraman filming at the back.2017-08-31