A photograph of an outdoor bhumi puja at a construction or ground-breaking site. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange sash bends over, pouring water onto a row of yellow-smeared bricks laid in the dirt. Beside him, a man kneels in orange-brown clothing with a long multicolour flower garland, pouring yellow turmeric paste from a small brass vessel onto the bricks. Other men in white dhotis and orange garments stand behind, a man in the background raises a long stick, and a crowd of devotees in orange and red clothing watches from the courtyard near a red-painted building and steps. Rudraksha malas are visible on several men.

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Date

2016-11-23Source: title

Dimensions

3680 × 2456 px

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Context page

November 23 2016

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