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December 12 2006

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Outdoor ground-breaking or bhoomi puja scene on bare red earth at a construction site. Many devotees sit in rows on mats and cloth, mostly in saffron-orange robes, with others in white and yellow clothing. Several seated people hold brass kalasha pots and some have their hands folded in prayer. Tall bamboo poles with small saffron flags stand in a line behind them, and piles of rubble and palm trees fill the background under an overcast sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.2006-12-12December 22 20062006-12-22December 12 20062006-12-12December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor photo of a construction site with a sandy ground and a low concrete wall behind, partly built with stacked blocks. Many devotees sit on the bare earth in rows, most in saffron or orange robes and some in white, with several figures in the foreground showing their backs. Saffron flags on tall bamboo poles stand along the wall. A water tank on a metal stand and trees fill the background. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a yellow flower in her hair.2006-12-13Outdoor gathering under a green shade net strung between wooden poles, with a large crowd of devotees seated on mats and cloths on bare earth. Most attendees wear saffron/orange robes or white and pale clothing, and several women sit in pink and red saris. Near the front, a figure in orange stands beside a video camera on a tripod, and a seated figure in orange sits in front of a small decorated altar. The altar area has garlands, a brass trident (trishul) and a kalasha-like setup, with a thatched-roofed open shelter and a white building behind. Overall it is a satsang or teaching session held in a rural ashram setting.2018-05-24Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with many orange-saffron bamboo poles topped with orange cloth flags. In the foreground, a row of about six devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offerings before them. A man in orange robes sits at the right foreground beside a brass deity murti and flower garlands. Behind them, a large seated and standing crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing, many with palms joined, fills the space. a person's identity is not established from appearance here.2006-10-08May 24 20182018-05-24July 15 20122012-07-15A large outdoor gathering under a green shade sheet, with a tiled-roof building behind. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats and white cloth, with a few in white dhotis and a bare-chested man in the foreground. A cameraman in orange stands at right holding a camera. Near the center, a robed figure stands by a small raised altar with a fan and a fire pit with smoke. Marigold garlands hang from a canopy frame. Two sound speakers sit at left.2018-05-24Outdoor ceremony at a temple construction site: a seated crowd of devotees faces a stone structure under a bamboo-and-cloth framework. Many wear saffron/orange robes, while others wear white clothes. Long bamboo poles tipped with orange cloth stand upright in the foreground. Behind them stand granite blocks, stone walls, sand piles and construction forms under green trees. A figure in a white top sits on a stone block near a brass vessel at left. Ritual activity appears to be a puja at the site, though no specific deity murti is clearly visible. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2006-12-12October 17 20122012-10-17