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September 19 2012

A photograph of a Ganesha murti seated in a gilded arched shrine surrounded by a thick garland of yellow, orange and red marigolds and white flowers, with an orange turban and ornate jewellery. A priest in orange clothes with a shaved head stands at left, holding a ritual vessel and a small flame or lamp toward the deity, as in an aarti. Red-draped platforms and a green tree stand behind. Outdoor temple setting. The priest is a shaved-headed ritual attendant in orange and gives no appearance-based cues for a person, so no identity is claimed.

A priest in an orange ochre cloth wrapped around his body stands at left, bare-chested with gold bangles on his wrist, holding a silver aarti plate with a flame toward a large Ganesha murti. The Ganesha figure sits on a red-draped seat, wearing an orange-red turban, gold ornaments, a white cloth, and a pearl necklace, with its trunk and face adorned in tilak. It is surrounded by dense garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers. Behind them are trees, a gold-carved temple arch, and a red-and-white painted wall. This is an aarti offering to a Ganesha murti outdoors at an ashram setting.

Outdoor photo of a Ganesha murti seated on a red-draped pedestal, adorned with layered marigold and white flower garlands and a red turban-like crown. A bare-headed man in an orange ochre dhoti and shawl, standing at left, raises a lit flame on a tray or lamp toward the idol's head, performing aarti. A small child in a purple shirt watches at the left edge. Behind the murti stands an ornate gold-framed arch with a gold carved pillar at right, shaded by a fringed canopy and surrounded by green trees. The red-and-white striped base bears a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Vinayagar.

A photograph of a large colourful Ganesha murti with red-painted trunk and face, wearing a red and gold turban-like crown and garlands of yellow marigolds and purple-red flowers. A man with long dark hair and a red-brown wrap stands at right, wearing a red-and-white beaded mala with yellow flowers and gold armlets, holding a ceremonial bell and an offering vessel while performing a puja before the murti. A small child and other people sit at the lower edge near a tiled canopy with hanging decorations and green foliage. a person cues are absent; the figure is presented as a priest performing the puja.

A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with gold bangles and a gold chain, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a large Ganesha murti. The murti wears a red-orange turban and crown, a white dhoti-like cloth, gold and silver ornaments, a pearl necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and is heavily garlanded with red, yellow and white flower garlands forming a V-shaped arrangement on a red cloth base. Greenery and an ornate golden arch frame the shrine outdoors. A brass bell is visible in the priest's left hand. The priest is the only physical person shown; no a person candidate is visible.

A large painted clay Ganesha murti with a red trunk, red-painted hands and a maroon-and-gold turban stands at left, draped in marigold and white flower garlands. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a short beard stands bare-chested, wearing a maroon-and-gold dhoti, a dark shawl, a red-and-white marigold garland and gold armlets, holding a brass handbell in his hand and facing the murti in a shaded open pavilion with a corrugated roof. Two children are partly visible in the background among greenery, and a decorated hanging banner hangs at the far right.

August 27 2016

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A photograph of a large Ganesha murti with a red-and-pink face, a maroon turban, a gold-trimmed crown and a long trunk, draped in marigold, yellow and white flower garlands. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a flower-and-bead garland stands bare-chested with a saffron-orange wrap, holding a brass bell and a ritual implement, apparently performing puja. Blue and yellow toy-like figures and a hanging lantern are visible, with greenery and a metal-roofed shelter behind. A few people are partially visible at the bottom edge.

A large painted Ganesha murti dominates the left, with red trunk, pink face, a maroon and gold turban, garlands of yellow and magenta flowers, and raised hands holding objects. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a beard, bare-chested with a red-and-orange wrap, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold armlets. Behind him, orange-robed devotees stand under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging ornaments, with a lush garden beyond.

A large red-and-yellow painted Ganesha murti with a tall crown and trunk, garlanded with orange, yellow and purple flower strands, is being worshipped outdoors under a corrugated roof with greenery behind. A man with long dark hair and a beard, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and an ornate gold armband, wears a red-brown dhoti and a red-and-yellow flower garland. He holds a small ritual vessel and spoon, offering water or abhishekam to the deity. Several people in orange and saffron clothing sit in the background.

August 27 2016