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A close-up photo of a bhumi puja ground ceremony at a dug earth pit. A person in a rust-brown sari with long dark hair stands at the edge, bare feet dusted with white powder, one hand extended toward the pit. Inside the pit lies a wooden block or brick sprinkled with pink and purple flower petals, beside a ring of yellow marigold garlands and scattered petals, with a small heap of grains or powder. White kolam-style lines are drawn on the earth and along a red wall at left. Only the feet and lower body are visible, so no full face is shown.

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November 23 20162016-11-23October 01 20172017-10-01April 24 20132013-04-24Close view of a ground-level construction pit lined with rectangular yellow-painted bricks arranged around a white pole wrapped with a red band. Pink and white rose petals are scattered on the bricks and in the pit, and red kumkum marks appear on several bricks. Two hands, one wearing gold bangles, reach toward the pole from the left, while red-and-gold cloth edges a bare-footed person at the right. A pink and turquoise cloth lies at the left edge. No face or full figure of a person is shown, so no a person candidate is visible.2017-10-01 +1 copiesApril 24 20132013-04-24Close view of a ground-level ritual site on reddish earth, with a freshly dug mound in the centre. Two dark stone blocks sit in the soil, scattered with yellow marigold petals and white jasmine flowers. A small metal cup with a stick stands at the left edge. Behind, legs of people in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis and white dhotis are visible, with a brass tray of ash or powder on a white stone block at upper right. A purple and pink cloth lies on the ground. No faces are visible, and no person can be identified from appearance.2013-04-24October 01 20172017-10-01November 23 20162016-11-23April 24 20132013-04-24A bhumi puja ground-breaking ritual beside a pink-washed building. A man in a long rust-brown robe with a multicoloured flower garland, a vibhuti forehead mark and bare feet stands at a freshly dug earth pit, scattering petals from his hands. A kolam of white rangoli lines and a red-yellow lotus-like motif are drawn on the ground. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange border holds a steel plate of flower petals. Yellow marigolds lie on the soil, and a rudraksha mala hangs on the robed man's chest. Window frames and a wall-mounted sign area show the pale pink wall.2016-11-23A photograph of a bhumi puja ground ceremony beside a pink-washed building with rectangular windows. A man with long dark hair and a beard stands barefoot on a floral rangoli design, wearing a reddish-brown robe and a long multicolour garland of marigolds and flowers, with a rudraksha mala at his neck. He reaches one hand toward a shallow pit of freshly dug earth and scatters flower petals. A second man on the right, bare-chested with a white dhoti and rudraksha beads, holds a metal plate of flower petals. Flower garlands lie on the ground at the pit's edge.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony at a construction site of bricks laid in rows on bare earth. A kneeling man with a red-and-gold garland of marigolds and roses, forehead marked with white tilak, pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over the bricks. A bare-chested man in a pink-and-white cloth bends over the bricks, and another priest in white dhoti with a red-and-white head cloth stands nearby. Spectators in orange and saffron clothes and white dhotis watch from behind a red wall. Kalasha-style offerings and a small pot lie on the ground.2016-11-23