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October 06 2016

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Outdoor bhumi puja at a groundbreaking site beside a pink multi-storey building. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a floral garland, holding a small pot, stands at the centre behind a row of red bricks laid on bare earth. Around him, priests in white dhotis and orange cloth perform rituals; one bare-chested priest pours from a vessel, and another holds a palm-leaf-style book. A multicoloured parasol shades the scene, and rangoli kolam designs in red, yellow and green decorate the ground. Potted vessels and offerings sit near the pit. Several devotees stand along the path in the background.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor ritual on a dusty ground beside bamboo scaffolding and palm trees under a clear sky. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands on a striped mat, holding a small vessel toward a brass kalasha and garlands at right. Behind him a line of men in saffron-orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, some holding staffs or bells, while a few figures in white clothing stand among them. A plastic chair, stone blocks and a small building appear in the background.2007-02-23Outdoor temple courtyard under a large open-sided roof shelter during a flag-hoisting ceremony. A tall polished copper-gold flagstaff with a multi-tiered finial rises at right, with a ropes running down to a saffron flag. Several people in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis stand in a crowd. Near the pole, a man in a reddish-brown garment pulls the ropes. Three large decorated umbrella-like fans with red, blue and white patterned panels are held upright at left, and a golden ornamental umbrella stands in the middle. Tall palm trees and a clear blue sky frame the scene.2016-01-11A 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.2014-08-31Outdoor photo on a stone-paved courtyard at an ashram, with a tall wooden pole running diagonally across the frame, a long horizontal pole overhead and a camera on a tripod. Several men walk past the pole: one in an orange shirt and rust-red dhoti in the foreground, another bare-chested in a red-brown dhoti, and others in white dhotis and vests, with a man in a grey t-shirt among them. Behind them women in black and orange-saffron clothing stand and watch, and people in orange robes and white dhotis gather near a brick building and red-walled structure with a green tree. A green mat lies on the ground at the left. Visible people number about twenty.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering on a sandy ground beneath tall palm trees, with a tall ornate wooden pillar or flagstaff rising in the background and a small white shrine structure at its base. In the foreground, a raised white platform with a dark cloth-covered altar, marigold garlands and brass plates of offerings sits on a striped red-and-white border. Around it, a group of women and young people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged, while a larger group of devotees in white clothing sits on mats to the right. Smoke rises from the central area. A small white toilet block with a green roof stands at right.2008-10-08December 09 20052005-12-09 +1 copiesAugust 31 20142014-08-31A procession on a dusty courtyard beside a salmon-pink multi-storey building. A bearded man in a rust-red robe with a long flower garland and rudraksha mala walks barefoot under a multicoloured fringed parasol held by a helper. Around him, men in white dhotis with bare chests and orange-clad attendants carry a conch and a staff, and rows of women in orange and saffron saris stand at the right with palms joined, forming a reception line. A white-shirted older man watches from the stairs at left.2016-11-23February 23 20152015-02-23November 23 20162016-11-23