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Outdoor ground-breaking or site ceremony under a striped canopy in dry red earth. Two men in white dig and shovel fresh soil in the foreground, with a pile of excavated red earth. Behind the canopy, a seated crowd of devotees in orange and white sits on striped mats. A central figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped seat, and a white-clad priest kneels nearby. To the right, a grey stone shrine with a black Shiva lingam on a yoni base stands beside the dig. Trees and blue sky frame the scene.

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February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo of a newly built grey granite shrine with a tiered domed roof and four pillars around a black stone shivalinga-style base on a raised platform. Two men in lungis bend over a mound of red earth beside it, digging, while a boy in a light shirt stands nearby. Behind, a striped pink, blue and green canopy shelters rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing on mats, with white-clad figures among them and a white van and cars parked on the dusty ground.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo under a striped canopy on a dusty ground. Two men in white shirts and checked blue lungis shovel reddish earth into a mound in the foreground. Behind them, a large seated crowd faces a raised red throne-like seat where a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats, with devotees in white and others standing at the edges. Trees and open sky are visible beyond the tent.2017-02-03Outdoor photo at a dusty site under a striped tent canopy with a multicoloured awning. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace sits on a raised white-and-red throne, flanked by monks and devotees in orange and maroon garments. In the foreground a man in a blue checked shirt stands beside a freshly dug pit in red earth, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shovel digs nearby. Several white-clad elders, women in saris and children watch from the left. Trees and a clear sky are visible behind the tent.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo at a red-earth site under a striped purple, pink and green canopy. In the foreground a shirtless bald man in a white dhoti with tilak marks on his chest and arms bends to place a grey stone into a freshly dug mound of reddish soil. Behind him a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands watching, and a man in a blue checked shirt and another in a pink shirt with glasses observe. Under the canopy, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing face a figure in orange robes seated on a red-cushioned seat. Trees and open field fill the background.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a red-earth site under a striped canopy on bamboo poles. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti kneels and pours white grain or salt from a bowl onto a mound of red soil decorated with yellow and orange flowers, marigold garlands and a small upright stone. Two men in checked and striped shirts stand beside, one holding a white cloth. Behind, seated devotees in white and red saris and dhotis face the mound, and a cameraman in a white shirt and dhoti films. No clear deity or a person identification is visible in the image.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a groundbreaking or pit-digging ceremony under a striped canopy in red, purple, green and white. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi digs with a long-handled tool into a deep square pit of pale earth, while a man in a blue checked shirt and grey trousers stands at the edge watching. Behind them, a group of people in white dhotis and saffron or orange clothing sits and stands near a seated figure in red and orange robes with a garland, beside a decorated seat. Several onlookers, including children in red and orange, watch from the left under a row of trees. Pale mounds of excavated soil surround the pit.2017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a dry, reddish-earth open field under a pale sky with scattered trees. Under two striped canopies in blue, red and purple, a seated crowd of devotees sits on mats, many in white clothing. Several figures in saffron-orange robes stand in the open ground in the foreground, and a row of people in white and light clothing stands along the right side near a parked white vehicle, a small blue-roofed car and an orange-robed attendant. Sacks and a mound of earth lie near the centre, with a small shrine structure in the background.2017-02-03