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Outdoor photograph at a groundbreaking ceremony under a yellow umbrella with multicoloured fringe. A man in an orange saffron wrap and orange turban, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads and a gold-toned pendant, smiles and reaches toward a woollen-patterned basket decorated with white jasmine garlands, yellow marigolds and pink flowers, with a metal plate of offerings and green leaves. Facing him, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white cloth around his waist receives the offering. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing gold-toned pendant necklaces, stand on dry ground with palm trees and bushes in the distance. This fits the Kanchipuram bhoomi pooja (earth worship) described on the page.

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Outdoor ceremony under a yellow umbrella with colourful tassels. A smiling man in orange saffron robes, with a saffron turban, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, stands center and places his hand over a decorated brass tray. An elderly man with a white beard, white-and-red forehead markings and orange cloth receives offerings, and a bare-chested priest with a dark necklace holds a tray of flowers and a coconut in a woven basket. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, and a cameraman films at right.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor ceremony under a colourful fringed canopy at a dry, sunlit site. A long-bearded elder in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a white-marked forehead stands at left, reaching toward a brass tray. Beside him, a smiling younger man in orange turban and orange robes with rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting. A bare-chested man at right, wearing a rudraksha necklace, holds the tray with a flower-decorated coconut in a woven basket, garlanded with white jasmine and marigold. Several white-clad men and a cameraman with a video camera stand in the background, and a man at far left wears a white shirt.2006-11-24Outdoor temple procession scene in bright daylight. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a maroon shawl holds a silver kalasha decorated with marigolds, white flowers and mango leaves, topped with a yellow coconut. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, a long white garland with red and orange flowers, and a rudraksha mala, extending a hand toward the kalasha. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange-clad attendants stand near a red and gold ceremonial umbrella and a tall gold-topped staff. Palm trees and a bus appear in the background.2008-12-25November 24 20062006-11-24A procession scene outdoors under a red umbrella with tassels. In the centre a man in an orange turban, orange robe and white garland raises one fist and holds a decorated brass vessel while standing among copper kalasha pots wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards and rudraksha malas, walk around him. Palm trees, a white building with yellow marigold festoons and a yellow-and-red banner are visible behind. The page does not place a person at this event, so no a person identification is made.2010-02-18November 24 20062006-11-24December 23 20082008-12-23June 12 20042004-06-12