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Outdoor foundation-laying ceremony under a striped purple, teal and white canopy. A bare-chested man in an orange wrap and orange turban, with a long flower garland, holds a brass bell and stands by a shallow pit with yellow bricks at the centre of a kolam of white powder and flower petals. Nearby, a man in an orange garment and garland, a priest in white with a yellow shawl, and a bare-chested priest holding a yellow flower bundle stand around offerings on brass plates. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the pit, some with hands folded in namaskar.

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November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor foundation ceremony at a construction site. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland in yellow and white, holds a flaming lamp and a brass bell during the rite. Beside him an elderly bearded priest in an orange and gold shawl with a floral garland performs prayer with joined hands. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around with hands folded in namaskar, and a striped purple and white canopy shades the area. In the foreground a square pit holds yellow bricks, with flower petals and kolam rangoli patterns on the ground and a brass tray of offerings nearby.2006-11-24Outdoor ground-breaking ceremony under a canopy with striped purple, teal and white fabric and hanging tassels. A young man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long white-and-yellow flower garland pours water from a steel vessel into a pit lined with yellow bricks, as a bhoomi pooja worship of the earth. Around him, an elderly bearded man in an orange garland and shawl stands beside a kneeling man in white with hands joined in prayer. Others in white dhotis and shirts, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread, watch closely. Floor kolam designs of coloured powder and flower petals surround the pit, with a small puja arrangement of fruit and offerings behind.2006-11-24Outdoor ritual at the Kanchipuram ashram land inauguration: a central figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange head wrap, long dark hair, and a garland of white and yellow flowers holds a small lit flame over a pit in the ground, with a yellow-flowered garland at his feet. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around with palms pressed together, and an older bearded man in orange and a garland stands to the left. Above is a striped purple and white canopy with leafy decoration. The pit is lined with flower petals and a rangoli border, with brass vessels and a plate of offerings nearby. Ritual fire worship, bhoomi pooja setting.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24