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A photograph of a bhumi puja ceremony outdoors. A man with long dark hair and a flower garland of white, purple, yellow and red blooms wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl and pours water from a brass kalasha over a excavated pit lined with brick and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested boys with rudraksha malas stand watching, one holding a drum. On the right a man in white shirt and trousers holds a video camera aloft. A decorative fringed canopy edges the left frame, and a kolam pattern of coloured powder lies on the ground. Roughly six to twenty people are visible.

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Outdoor bhumi puja at a dug foundation pit. A man in a long-haired, bearded, ornate presentation wears a maroon robe and a multicolour flower garland, and pours water from a brass kalasha into the pit; he is the central figure and appears to be the officiant. Around him stand shirtless young men with rudraksha malas, a man in white dhoti and shawl holding a small box, a drummer with a drum, and a man in white shirt filming with a video camera on the right. Bricks with flower petals and marigolds sit in the pit; kolam designs and a decorated umbrella canopy frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate maroon robe, layered garland and rudraksha mala, with the role of officiant pouring the kalasha.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ground-breaking ceremony. A bare-chested man in reddish-brown cloth and a multicoloured flower garland pours water from a brass kalasha into a dug pit in the earth. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders, orange-clad attendants and drummers with cylindrical drums stand watching. A cameraman in white films on the right, and a white-clad attendant with a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella is partly visible at left. Scattered flower petals and a kolam design lie on the ground.2016-11-23Outdoor Bhumi Puja at a foundation pit in dry earth. A bearded man in a reddish-brown ochre cloth and a multicoloured flower garland pours water from a copper pot over the brick-lined pit, which is strewn with petals and marigolds. To the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at the edge, with a tasselled umbrella above. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange cloths, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand on grass; one holds a drum. A cameraman in white shirt and trousers films from the right with a Sony camcorder. Rangoli designs in coloured powder mark the ground.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a multicoloured flower garland pours water from a kalasha-like pot over a dug pit lined with bricks and scattered petals. Nearby, men in white dhotis with gold borders, a shirtless figure with a rudraksha mala, and young men in orange garments stand around. A man in a white shirt films with a camera on the right, and a drummer in orange holds a drum. A red-and-yellow fringed parasol is at the left edge.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a rust-brown robe, a multicolour flower garland and rudraksha malas, and pours water from a large brass kalasha into a dug pit lined with yellow-painted bricks scattered with flowers. Nearby, a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands, and a man in white shirt holds a handheld video camera. Several shirtless young men in orange and saffron lungis and rudraksha malas stand behind, some holding drums, and a small colourful rangoli design is on the ground beside the pit. Swamiji (probable) is the man pouring water, based on his long hair and rudraksha malas.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown wrap and a multicolour flower garland, pours water from a leafy kalasha-style vessel over an excavated pit lined with red bricks decorated with yellow and pink flowers. Around him, a priest in white dhoti with yellow border stands at left, and several men in white and orange dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, watch nearby. A man in a white shirt films with a Sony camcorder held overhead at right. A red-and-yellow fringed parasol stands at top left, with a low red wall and trees behind.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site. A bearded man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, a multicolour flower garland and sacred ash on his forehead, pours water from a golden kalasha onto a pit in the earth. Flower petals and yellow marigold garlands lie on bricks beside the pit, with a green and red rangoli design at the left edge. Around him, shirtless young men wear rudraksha malas and saffron or blue dhotis; men in white dhotis and cream shawls stand nearby, one holding a small object. A cameraman with a video camera is at the right edge. Green trees and a red wall sit behind the group under a pale sky.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site. A bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti-wrap and a long multicoloured flower garland pours water from a brass kalasha into a dug pit, water splashing onto earth and flower petals. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala watches, and a man in saffron-orange dhoti beats a white drum. Other men in white and orange dhotis stand behind, and a cameraman films at right. Eight people visible in total.2016-11-23