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Outdoor ritual at a stone-paved square with a tall metal pole rising from a sand-filled pit. A woman in a red-orange sari with a garland of pink flowers bends forward and pours liquid into the pit, which is strewn with pink and white petals. Brass kalashas and a brass oil lamp sit on the stone border. Around her, a large crowd of men and women in white shirts, saffron-orange dhotis and sarees watches, several with hands raised. A young man in orange at right holds a plate of pink flowers, and one man at left holds a long wooden stick. A dark glass structure stands at the right edge.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +2 copiesOutdoor photo of a bhoomi pooja at a square stone-block foundation on bare earth. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a long flowing dark hair and a multicoloured flower garland stands at the centre, arms spread over a raised metal stand and a lit brass lamp; the ground is strewn with pink and red petals. Around the pit, saffron-robed priests and white-clad devotees stand; a priest on the right holds a tray of flowers and another priest on the far right holds a small lamp. Brass kalasha pots sit at the corners, and a crowd of spectators fills the background beside a stage and tent structure.2009-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a stone-paved ground where a woman in a red-orange sari with a floral garland kneels and pours liquid from a vessel onto a sand-covered square strewn with pink and white petals. A second devotee in orange robes bends beside her holding a brass plate of flowers. Behind them, a standing row of orange-robed young men, including one holding a long pole, and a large crowd of white-clad men and women with garlands watch with folded hands. Brass lamps and vessels sit on the ground. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a construction site marked by a square of concrete blocks filled with sand and scattered flower petals, with brass kalasha pots and a tray of offerings. A woman in a red-orange sari with a multicoloured garland stands at the centre with her hands raised. Beside her, a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head gestures toward the pit, and another saffron-robed man kneels near the offerings. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts watches from around the site, with a tall trident-topped pole, a wooden stick and a black screen behind them. a person wears saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, and appears to be the robed figure gesturing near the centre; identification is uncertain.2009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copies