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April 04 20082008-04-04October 10 20102010-10-10April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor photo of a bhoomi puja at a dusty construction site. A man in a saffron/orange wrap stands centre-right holding a small bowl or plate, with ornamental adornments; an older man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. A young boy in orange kneels among a group of villagers and children, including a woman in an orange-bordered sari and a man in a white shirt and brown trousers. Ahead on a white cloth are a copper kalasha, brass lamps, a basket of fruit, flowers, marigold garlands and a rectangular dark stone plinth with a wrapped puja setup. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at the right edge with a shaved head. Thatched and block-walled structures lie behind, with trees and a parked car.2008-04-04Outdoor photo on a dusty open ground with scattered stones and a thatched-roof building behind. A man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange draped cloth with bare shoulder, stands center with hands together. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands watching. In the foreground a person in a patterned sari and another in white shirt and brown trousers kneel and bow low to the ground. Flip-flops lie on the dirt, and a garland of orange flowers sits at the lower right. a person: the standing man in orange with long swept-back hair and a bare-chested drape, presented as the central figure.2008-04-04A hillside outdoor scene with a large smooth brown boulder draped in a garland of red and white flowers, resembling a sacred stone shrine. A man in an orange cloth reaches toward the rock with his right hand, leaning slightly forward. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the boulder's far side, and a man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a palm plant. A colourful striped umbrella with a blue emblem shades the rock. Green shrubs, palm fronds and dry hillside are visible. Three people are present.2008-05-19Outdoor photo at a dusty construction site beside a green metal gate. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, holding a steel plate of flowers. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair bends forward, pouring liquid from a small vessel onto two stacked grey stone blocks, with a clay pot wrapped in flower garlands beside them. A woman in a yellow-and-cream sari and a man in a white shirt stand with palms pressed together. Five boys in casual clothes watch from the left. A red and orange flower garland lies on the ground in the foreground.2008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04April 04 20082008-04-04A seated group ritual in a hall where many young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with red borders, wear rudraksha malas and white horizontal tilak stripes on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron holds a small brass oil lamp with both hands, while a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala holds palms together in prayer beside him. Brass lamps and plates with offerings sit on the floor. Behind them, a woman in a white sari stands among the seated participants.2014-04-08April 04 20082008-04-04