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October 06 2016

Outdoor bhumi puja at a red-brick ashram building. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark beard and loose hair, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands centre-frame holding a small offering of flowers and fruit near a sapling and red bricks laid in the dirt. Two priests in white dhotis with yellow borders and bare upper bodies pour from a brass pot and attend the ground; a young attendant in saffron stands behind. A large yellow and red fringed umbrella shades the scene. Several people in white and saffron stand in a line in the background, and a man in white with rudraksha malas stands at right holding a clipboard.

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November 23 2016

Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a red-brick building and a gold-toned temple tower behind. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a decorated ground area with rows of yellow blocks, a white-and-red painted border and scattered pink petals. Beside him a woman in an orange-brown garment with a mala also stands with hands folded. Devotees in white kurtas with orange sashes stand behind in prayer, and a large striped canopy with tassels hangs at right. A cameraman films at left beside a green 'LIVE' sign for a person TV, and a partly visible person in orange at right foreground watches.

A bhumi puja ceremony on bare ground outdoors. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a flower garland of red, yellow, purple and white blossoms kneels and places yellow-decorated red bricks in a row over a wet patch of earth. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare torsos stand; one holds a brass bowl and another holds a tall bamboo pole. Brass pots, a painted clay pot and a small green sapling stand nearby. Behind, a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes and a red-orange canopy frame a pink multi-storey building. The kneeling man is wearing a garland and has his forehead marked with tilak.

Outdoor ritual at a dry open ground under a large multicolored canopy umbrella with tassels, its panels showing dove emblems and a lotus motif, and the words "Dhyanapeetam" printed on it. A white-robed man with a full beard and white head covering stands at a brass oil lamp, and beside him a man in saffron robes kneels with palms together. Another saffron-robed man stands with hands folded, and a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a small brass vessel. Striped woven mats lie on the ground with brass puja vessels and small plates in front, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind in the sun among palm trees.

October 01 2017

Outdoor bhumi puja ground-breaking ritual at an ashram. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long multicolour flower garland kneels on bare dirt, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a row of red bricks daubed with yellow turmeric. Standing around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders, rudraksha malas and kalasha pots and brass bowls on the ground, assist with the rite; a young man holds a bowl and another a long wooden stick. Behind them, orange-robed devotees and a red-tiled building with balconies form the background, with a small sapling beside the bricks.

Outdoor ritual at a ground with a striped mat, showing a square pit filled with rose petals and a green coconut. A bearded man in a maroon-red dhoti and orange shawl, with a white flower garland and gold necklace, stands with hands clasped. Beside him a shirtless man in a maroon dhoti and rudraksha-style beads holds a conch or vessel to his mouth. Behind, figures in orange and saffron garments with gold ornaments hold brass plates and offerings, while a red and gold umbrella shades the scene. A red-and-white pole stands at left. Trees and palms surround the area and a crowd in orange stands in the background.

Outdoor ritual at a temple grounds with a red-and-white pole and a stone-edged pit in the foreground. A man in a brown-maroon dhoti and a pink-and-white flower garland pours water from a silver vessel into the pit, with water visibly splashing. Beside him a second man in a dark maroon cloth holds a clear glass kalasha. Behind them stand men in saffron-orange robes and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a bead garland stands at left. Pink and teal striped mats cover the ground, with brass vessels, fruit and offerings at right. A line of saffron-robed devotees and children with garlands stands in the background under a red canopy with tassels.

December 16 2010

Outdoor ritual on a dry ground at a temple compound with a tall red-and-white striped pole. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti kneels at lower left, and a woman in white sari kneels beside him on the ground scattered with petals. A tall bearded man in deep red-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre under a multicoloured fringed parasol held by an attendant in orange. Behind them a line of people in white and red-orange garments watch, some with red scarves. At right a cameraman in white shirt films and a woman in red-orange sari with long braided hair stands near the frame edge. Red-roofed buildings and a golden shrine structure appear in the background.