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A photograph of an outdoor construction site on dusty ground with palm and leafy trees, parked vehicles and a white building behind. A person in a saffron-orange sari-style garment with a white and red flower garland, long dark hair pulled back, gestures with an open hand toward a man in white kurta and dhoti who holds a metal rod or stake pushed into the ground. An older man in a white checked shirt and grey trousers walks in front, another man in a white shirt stands at right, and a white-clad figure with a sacred thread and saffron-robed attendants appear at the edges. Their arrangement suggests a groundbreaking or foundation-marking ceremony.

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Outdoors on bare dry ground beside a tree with orange flowers and palm trees, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands with a man in white kurta and dhoti who holds a long iron rod pressed into the earth. Next to them a man in a white shirt watches, and a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers smiles at the right. Several people in white ritual dress, including a bare-chested man with rudraksha mala and a woman in a teal sari, stand at left. Parked cars and a building appear in the background.2011-05-23Outdoor photo on a dusty construction-type site with palm trees, a red flowering tree, a blue truck and a white SUV behind. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland and red flower garlands stands at center, long dark hair, both hands on a wooden staff planted in the ground, bare feet with orange sandals set aside. Around him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, a man in a blue shirt and jeans stands with hands clasped, and a bearded man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded. An elderly man in a white shirt is at the left edge, and another man in white dhoti with hands folded stands in the background left. The central robed figure has distinctive long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style beads, but appearance alone is not sufficient to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2011-05-23A photograph of an outdoor groundbreaking or foundation-marking moment on bare, rubble-strewn earth. A person in a saffron-orange sari-style garment with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, pressing a long metal rod or stake into the ground with both hands, bare-footed, with orange sandals set aside. Behind and beside them, a man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms joined in namaste, and a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands with hands folded. A white-clad figure stands at the left edge. Background shows palm trees, a flowering orange tree, a blue tipper truck, parked white cars and heaps of gravel and sand.2011-05-23An outdoor groundbreaking or foundation-site ceremony on bare, dusty ground with gravel, a blue truck, palm trees and a flowering orange tree behind. A central figure in an orange saffron garment and a garland of white and red flowers stands barefoot, holding a long iron rod pressed into the earth with both hands clasped in namaskar. Around them, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands with hands folded, a man in a white shirt and jeans stands with hands folded, and an elderly man in a white shirt and glasses is at the left edge. An orange-robed man with hands folded stands at the right, next to a man in a blue shirt. Orange sandals lie on the ground. The scene suggests a bhoomi puja at a construction site.2011-05-23Outdoor photo on a dusty, unpaved site with palm trees, a flowering orange tree and parked vehicles behind. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style mala, stands barefoot pressing a long wooden stake into the ground with both hands. Nearby, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands with palms joined in namaste, another man in a blue shirt and dark trousers watches with hands folded, and a person in white dhoti stands to the left. Orange-clad figures appear in the background. Groundwork is being marked for a ceremony.2011-05-23May 23 20112011-05-23 +3 copiesA photograph of an outdoor groundbreaking or foundation ceremony on a dusty construction site with gravel, a blue truck and palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth and a garland of red and white flowers, barefoot, and holds a long wooden rod planted in the ground with both hands. Around him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a man in a light blue shirt and jeans stands with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala on the right also stands with hands folded. At left, another man in a white shirt holds his hands in prayer, and a man in white dhoti stands further back with palms joined. A flowering red gulmohar tree is at upper left.2011-05-23Outdoor ground-breaking or site ceremony on bare dry earth with gravel and a construction vehicle behind. A central figure in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a long white flower garland with red blossoms and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot with hands joined around a long metal rod driven into the soil; orange sandals lie on the ground. Around him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti holds palms together, a man in white kurta and trousers stands with hands folded, a man in a blue shirt and jeans stands with hands clasped, and an orange-robed man on the right presses palms together. A bare-chested man in white dhoti at left also holds hands in namaskar. Tall palms, a flowering orange-red tree and parked white cars sit in the background.2011-05-23Outdoors on bare, dusty ground beside a flowering tree with orange blossoms and palms, a barefoot figure in orange robes and a garland of white and red flowers kneels to hold a long wooden pole upright in the soil. Two men in white kurta and dhoti stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, another man in a blue shirt and jeans stands with hands folded, and a man in orange robes on the right watches with hands clasped. Sandals lie on the ground, and a broken clay pot and a blue truck sit in the background. The orange-robed figure with long hair and garland has a distinctive presentation, but the description does not establish identity from appearance alone.2011-05-23A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style neck ornament, stands on bare dirt holding a long wooden pole upright and touching it with cupped hands. Around him are other men: one in white ritual dhoti and shawl on the left, one in a white kurta and white dhoti with hands folded in namaskar at centre-right, one in a light blue shirt and dark trousers standing with hands clasped, and a man in orange at the far right with folded hands. Sandals lie on the ground. Behind them are a blue truck, parked white SUVs, palm trees and a flowering orange-red tree on a construction-site setting.2011-05-23A photograph of an outdoor groundbreaking or site ritual on bare earth with palm trees, parked blue trucks and a building behind. A central figure in orange saffron robes and a garland of white and red flowers holds a long wooden staff upright in the dirt, barefoot, with hands gesturing toward it. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds his hands in anjali mudra. Beside him stands a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers with hands folded, and at right a man in orange robe with a rudraksha mala and folded hands. A photographer's hand with a camera and a beaded bracelet is visible at the left edge.2011-05-23Outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth beside a construction site, a person in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap with a garland of white and red flowers around the neck stands barefoot, leaning on a long wooden pole driven into the ground. Their hands are pressed together over the pole. Around them, several men stand with palms joined in namaste: one in a white dhoti and shirt at left, one in a white dhoti and shirt at centre-right, a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers at right, and a man in an orange dhoti and shirt at far right. Behind them are palm trees, a flowering orange tree, a blue vehicle and a white SUV. A pot lies on its side in the dirt, and a pair of sandals sits near the feet of the central figure.2011-05-23