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A bhoomi pooja ritual at an outdoor construction site. A woman in a red-orange sari with a red-and-white flower garland stands at the centre, hands pressed to her face, before a wooden post set in a square of concrete blocks scattered with pink and white petals. Two men in orange robes kneel at a tray of brass vessels, flowers and lamps on the right, and a bald man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace extends an arm on the left. Around them a dense crowd of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing lanyards, watches closely. Brass kalashas with mango leaves and coconuts sit on the ground, and a blue-and-white banner and tall dark screen stand in the background.

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July 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07Outdoors on bare dry ground, a bhoomi pooja is performed inside a square of cinder blocks laid out on the earth. A woman in a red sari with a long garland stands at the centre, arms raised, holding a ritual item. Nearby, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala kneels at the ground, tending brass pots and a small brass vessel. Another man in orange robes stands at the right, and a tall orange-robed man with a bald head and rudraksha mala stands to the left, hands folded. Around the square, a large crowd of about thirty people in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing lanyards, watch and raise their hands. Brass pots with mango leaves and a kalasha-style arrangement sit within the blocks, with rose petals scattered over the sand and a tray of petals on the right. A large black screen and utility poles stand in the background under a pale sky.2009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a stone-paved ground where a woman in a red-orange sari with a floral garland kneels and pours liquid from a vessel onto a sand-covered square strewn with pink and white petals. A second devotee in orange robes bends beside her holding a brass plate of flowers. Behind them, a standing row of orange-robed young men, including one holding a long pole, and a large crowd of white-clad men and women with garlands watch with folded hands. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the ground. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor bhoomi puja ceremony on a square brick-lined pit of sand scattered with pink and white flower petals. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange cloth and a long red-and-green flower garland, stands at the centre pouring liquid into the pit while a flame burns at the top of a metal rod. Beside him a bald priest in saffron robes with rudraksha beads holds a flame and offerings. A young attendant in orange kneels with hands joined and another in orange holds a tray of flowers. Brass pots and a sprouted plant sit at the edges, with a crowd of devotees in white and orange watching behind.2009-07-08 +2 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ground-breaking ceremony in a crowd of devotees. At centre, a figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands at a square brick-edged pit of sand scattered with pink petals, holding a long ritual rod. A second figure in orange robes kneels at right beside a tray of flowers and brass items. Brass pots and a flat metal pan sit at the pit's edges. Behind them, dozens of people in white kurtas and white dhotis stand with hands raised in namaskar, and a large black stage structure is visible at upper right. Count is tallied from visible people.2009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copies