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A photograph of an outdoor scene on bare dirt ground beside a white industrial building with a palm tree and a small tree behind it. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland stands barefoot at left, holding a wooden stick planted in the soil and gesturing with her hand toward a man in a white kurta and white trousers with his hands pressed together. To the far left an older man in a light checked shirt and grey trousers stands with his back partly turned. Behind them a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands with hands clasped, and at right a man in an orange kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace stands on the dirt, smiling and touching his face.

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Outdoor scene on bare, dusty ground beside a white industrial-style building with a corrugated roof and palm trees behind. A figure in long-haired, bare-chested style wears a flowing orange saffron wrap and a garland of white flowers with red blossoms, gesturing with an open hand toward a man in a white kurta and brown sandals who stands with hands folded. A man in a light blue shirt and jeans stands nearby, and a bearded man in an orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right with hands joined. A man in a checked white shirt is seen from behind at left, and a wooden stake stands upright in the dirt in the centre. Five physical people are visible.2011-05-23A photograph of an outdoor construction-site ground with a bare dirt patch, gravel heap and a white single-storey building behind. A woman with long dark hair stands barefoot in a saffron-orange draped garment with a white and red flower garland, palms pressed together in greeting, facing a standing older man in a white checked shirt seen from behind. Beside her a man in a white kurta stands with palms joined, and a younger man in a blue shirt and jeans stands with hands folded at his chest. At right, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl stands with palms joined. A wooden stake stands in the dirt.2011-05-23Outdoor photo on a dusty, gravelled plot beside a white single-storey building and palm trees. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a garland of white and red flowers, barefoot, smiling and gesturing toward a man in a white-and-blue checked shirt who stands with his back to the camera at left. Behind them, a man in a white kurta and brown sandals holds his hands in anjali, a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers stands with hands folded, and a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala also holds his hands together. Orange slippers lie on the ground in front. Four visible people, none clearly identified by appearance.2011-05-23An outdoor photograph on a dirt ground beside a white building and palm trees. A woman in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland stands barefoot, hands pressed together in greeting toward an older man in a white short-sleeved shirt seen from behind. Behind her, a man in a white kurta presses his palms together, a man in a blue shirt and jeans stands with hands folded, and a man with grey hair and a beard in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined. A wooden stake stands in the dirt and sandals lie on the ground.2011-05-23An outdoor photograph on a dirt site beside a white industrial building with palm trees behind. A man with grey hair in a white checked shirt and grey trousers stands at the left edge with his back to the camera, facing a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrap with a garland of white and red flowers and a long rudraksha-style bead mala, who is smiling and barefoot with his palms near his chest. Behind him a man in white kurta and sandals presses his palms together, and a man in a blue shirt and jeans stands with hands folded. At the right, a bearded man in an orange robe with a bead mala stands with palms joined. Orange sandals lie on the ground near a wooden stick.2011-05-23An outdoor photograph on a dirt ground near a white industrial-style building with palm trees behind. A figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands barefoot, wearing a white flower garland and a red-flower garland, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the neck, long dark hair swept back, and smiling broadly. A man in a white kurta with folded hands stands beside him, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers stands with hands clasped, and a man in orange robes with a mala presses palms together at right. An older man in a white checked shirt and glasses stands at the left edge with his back partly to the camera, with a pair of orange slippers on the ground. A wooden staff stands upright in the dirt.2011-05-23May 23 20112011-05-23 +3 copiesOutdoors 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 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 a bare dirt site with palm trees, a flowering orange tree, a parked blue vehicle and a truck behind. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and a white floral garland with red flowers, stands barefoot planting or pressing a wooden stake into the ground with both hands, sandals set aside. A man in a white kurta with folded hands stands nearby watching, and a man in a light blue shirt and jeans stands to the right with hands clasped. Two men in white dhotis stand at the left edge, and a figure in orange appears further back. The scene reads as a ground-breaking or site-marking ceremony.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 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.2011-05-23