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Outdoor Bhoomi Puja on a grassy field with scrubby trees behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a long rudraksha mala, wearing saffron robes, stands holding a tall staff-like ceremonial rod upright while another saffron-robed priest kneels on the grass, pouring or placing offerings from a small metal vessel into the earth. A silver plate with oil lamp and ritual items sits on the ground nearby. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls, a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari, and women in saffron garments stand with hands folded in prayer. The scene is a ground-breaking ritual for the Kailasa land at Tiruvannamalai.

A procession on a red carpet walks toward a temple shrine under a yellow canopy. A central man in a saffron-and-gold dhoti and white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala, walks with hands folded. Two men in orange cloth carry a teal-fringed ceremonial parasol and a decorated staff, and others carry flagged poles and a tray of flowers. Women in orange and red saris line the path with hands folded in greeting, while people in white and red clothing stand behind. A stone temple with a small deity murti sits in the background among trees.

A photograph of an outdoor meditation setting with palm trees and frangipani shrubs. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange saffron wrap, orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl sits on the ground with eyes closed. Two more men in white are partly visible near an orange-painted structure and metal railing at left. A small brass vessel sits on the ground at lower left, and a few embers or ash lie on the sandy ground.

Outdoor bhoomi puja on a grassy field edged by scrub and trees. In the foreground a bare-headed man in orange robe bends toward a silver tray and brass vessel on the ground, with incense sticks and small offerings. Beside him stands a man with long dark hair, a tripundra mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and an orange wrap, barefoot, facing the ritual items. Behind them women in white saris, some with orange or yellow shawls, hold offering plates and join palms in prayer.

Photo of a ritual meal in a hall. A young boy with curly hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth wrap with a white vertical forehead mark, leans forward and offers a handful of yellow-green food to an older youth on the right, who has a white forehead mark, rudraksha beads and an orange shawl and opens his mouth to receive it. Behind them, another person with long dark hair in an orange garment stands, and several orange-clad people sit on a floor with coloured mats and food. Maroon curtains hang in the background.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine where four men are leaning over a gold-covered ornate platform. A white standing deity murti with raised right hand and gold-coloured trim stands on the platform. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shirt with red border, and glasses; the man second from left wears a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha mala and gold ornaments; the man second from right in white with a mala; the man on the right in white clothes. Their hands rest on the gold frame. Behind them are orange drapes, a golden lamp stand and gold-decorated walls.

Photograph of a seated puja or prayer scene outdoors beside a red-painted building. In the centre, a young man with a tall topknot, white forehead and body markings, and a long rudraksha mala with a large ornate gold pendant, sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, wearing an orange cloth. To his right, another young man with a braided topknot, white markings on arms and chest, beaded bracelets and a white dhoti sits in the same prayer posture. Behind them, a standing man in orange robes holds a rudraksha mala. A basket of flower petals, a glass vessel and a coconut lie in the foreground. Other figures in orange are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the required cues.

A photograph of a communal meal in a plain whitewashed hall with tiled floor. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap leans over a long table, serving food onto banana leaves for seated diners. Several seated men wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear red and orange clothing. Plates, steel tumblers and a brass pot sit on the table and a side ledge. Wooden cupboard doors line the right wall. A person in saffron with a visible wrap and distinctive long hair matches the a person appearance cues, but the evidence is uncertain.