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Outdoor photograph at a construction site beside leafy trees. A standing figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with long dark hair faces a stone-edged square platform where a kalasha-style vessel with flowers and small offerings sits, with two white candlestick lamps. A person in white clothes stands at the left edge beside a decorated umbrella with fringe. Two tall painted pillars with red, yellow and blue geometric patterns and elephant motifs flank a painted red-and-yellow banner with triangle tassels, and two small yellow canopies stand between. Unfinished earth and stone blocks surround the ritual spot.

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November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoor ritual site beside a freshly dug mound of reddish-brown earth in front of dense green trees. Two tall cylindrical poles stand at left and right, wrapped in painted cloth with red, green, yellow and blue bands, bird motifs, elephants and diamond patterns. Between them hangs a red and blue banner with elephant, bird and lotus-like motifs and triangular pennants, with small yellow-topped canopy umbrellas on poles beside it. A single standing person at right wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, and holds two round objects over the ground while water or liquid falls from them, as in a purification rite. A partially visible hand appears at the lower right edge. The scene looks like a temple foundation ceremony.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20Outdoor photo at a construction site beside stone steps and a raised earth mound. A barefoot man in orange robes with long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala walks forward across a concrete path. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti holds a red and multicolored decorated parasol on a pole. Behind, an attendant in white and orange stands beside a tall yellow and black decorated banner pole bearing an elephant motif, and a smaller orange and yellow ceremonial standard stands nearby. A colorful embroidered cloth banner hangs between poles. Green trees and bushes form the background. Swamiji (probable): the walking figure in orange with long hair and rudraksha mala, a ceremonial procession with attendants carrying parasols and banners.2006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20November 20 20062006-11-20