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Outdoor photo of a dug pit in a dry, stubbly sugarcane field beside palm trees and a silver SUV. Several men in orange robes and white clothing stand around the pit, some holding steel vessels and small offerings, while a man in a white shirt bends over a wooden tray of offerings and a bowl beside the hole. A bald man in an orange robe holding a white bag stands at right near the car. A worn ritual setting with banana leaves and flowers on the ground suggests a puja at the site. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.

An outdoor land puja on bare red earth beside dry trees and palms. A figure in an orange turban, orange robe and layered rudraksha malas stands centre, receiving a petal offering from a woman in an orange sari who holds a plate of flowers. A young sapling with leaves stands in a ring of flowers and a small arrangement of fruit, lamps and offerings lies on a striped mat at left. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris stand with palms pressed together, and one man at right wears a white dhoti and grey shirt. A man in white at far left wears a dark rudraksha-style necklace. The scene is a ceremonial ground-blessing on open land.

Outdoor photo of a land puja on bare red earth among leafless trees and palms. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a saffron-orange headwear and rudraksha-style neck garland kneels over a small sapling planted within a bed of pink and yellow flower petals and marigold garlands, with small offering plates and a red-and-white patterned cloth beside it. A second figure in orange robes with an orange turban stands to the right near a man in a light grey shirt. A group of about ten devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several women in white saris with yellow or green shawls, stand in a line behind the offering, with hands folded. Some hold small items and a white cloth is draped over a table at the far left.

November 14 2005

January 23 2010

Outdoor scene on a dirt ground beside a concrete pillar and a white board fence, with trees and a parked car behind. A woman in an orange saffron dress with a garland of yellow and red flowers stands at centre, hands near the pillar, while several people in white dhotis and white shirts kneel and bow on the ground. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair holds a small brass vessel and a silver tray of flowers and fruit. In the foreground a person's hands are pressed together in anjali. The scene looks like a ritual offering or puja at a roadside site.

A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes wears a long white flower garland with red blossoms and a red-and-white floral necklace. He stands on dry dirt, pressing his palms together and bending over a long wooden stick pushed into the ground. Around him, men in white dhotis and white kurtas, a man in a blue shirt and jeans, and an orange-robed monk stand with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them are a flame-red flowering tree, palm trees, parked vehicles, a blue auto-rickshaw and a metal drum on the bare ground. Two sandals rest on the ground near his feet.

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January 23 2010

A photograph of an outdoor groundbreaking or foundation ceremony on a dusty construction site with gravel, a blue truck and palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth and a garland of red and white flowers, barefoot, and holds a long wooden rod planted in the ground with both hands. Around him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a man in a light blue shirt and jeans stands with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala on the right also stands with hands folded. At left, another man in a white shirt holds his hands in prayer, and a man in white dhoti stands further back with palms joined. A flowering red gulmohar tree is at upper left.

April 05 2008

Outdoor temple-festival scene on red earth under a clear sky with palm trees and bunting. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland stands centre, smiling, with white markings on his face. Beside him a bald monk in orange robes holds a white cloth and a small tray with an offering. To the left a man in white dhoti bows with palms pressed together while a woman in a pink sari watches. Onlookers in white and cream clothing stand around, including an older man with white beard and a bald man in white shirt on the right.