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Outdoor ritual at a construction site. A person with long dark hair and a red tilak sits on a green cushioned seat wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, pouring from a small silver vessel into a cup during a puja. A silver pedestal lamp with a lit flame and a brass pot draped in a striped cloth stand nearby. Brass and silver ritual plates, bowls, fruit, and scattered flower petals lie on a white cloth. Behind, a yellow and red fringed canopy shades the scene, with piled sand, stacked red bricks, and grey stone aggregate on the ground. A second person's head is faintly visible at the left edge.

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November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoors on a dirt construction site with sand heaps and stacked stone blocks behind, a man in an orange saffron robe and a red-brown vibhuti mark on his forehead sits cross-legged on a woven mat, leaning forward with one hand on a silver oil lamp with a bird-shaped top. Beside him stand a silver kalasha-style pot wrapped in a striped cloth with a floral arrangement of white flowers and green leaves, a silver lamp stand, a brass plate of offerings, small silver vessels, a dish of nuts, and scattered marigold and rose petals on the ground. A child in a yellow garment stands in the background, and a stone shrine is partly visible behind. The scene suggests an outdoor puja at a temple construction site. Visible details include the saffron robe, the silver ritual vessels, and the floral pot. Chant and sacred setup are not otherwise shown.2006-11-20Outdoors at a construction site, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged on a green cushion beneath an ornate red, green and black embroidered parasol with coloured tassels. He tends a small flame in a silver cup over a wooden tray holding silver vessels, a bowl of grains, and a plate. A white cloth covers the ground in front, with a green gourd, a bowl of yellow flowers, and fruit nearby. Behind him are piles of cut grey stone, a stone wall, and a metal scaffold tower under a cloudy sky. A man in white, partly visible at the left edge, is also present. The orange-robed man with long hair and rudraksha malas is a probable Swamiji by appearance, seated as the officiant.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva DevalayaOutdoor ritual at a construction site beside a stone wall and a water tank on a steel frame. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, sits on a green cushion under a decorated red-and-green parasol with fringe. Their hands are pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Before them on a low wooden platform and white cloth are brass vessels, a plate of fruit, a green pumpkin-like gourd, yellow flowers and a small flame. Two tall silver lamps and a flower arrangement with a striped cloth stand on a concrete ledge. Stacked rubble and a dirt ground surround the scene. Visible text: none readable.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoor ritual at a construction site with sand and bare ground. A man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands at center, palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Before him is a sand-covered platform scattered with coconut halves, yellow and orange marigold petals, and a silver kalasha-style vessel with flowers. Two tall silver oil lamps flank a green brocade cloth. A red-and-orange canopy with tasselled fringe shelters the area, and a white plastic chair and a seated attendant in white sit in the background beside a sand heap. Several white-clad figures are partially visible at the edges.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20