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Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony at a construction site. A bearded man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a multicolour flower garland of red, white, yellow and purple blooms sits cross-legged on the ground, pouring turmeric or yellow liquid from a small gold-coloured bowl over a row of red bricks coated with yellow paste. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Behind him, a shirtless young man in a dhoti with a vertical gold staff. To the left, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with yellow border holds a golden bowl. Another older man in a white dhoti and shawl stands in the background, and several children in orange and red clothes watch from behind. A red building and green trees form the backdrop.

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November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site. A man in a rust-brown robe with a long multicolour flower garland (red, yellow, white, purple) and rudraksha beads stands barefoot on dirt, sprinkling turmeric or powder from a small gold bowl over a row of red bricks. Behind him, an assistant in a white dhoti with yellow border and bare chest holds a clay vessel area, a second bare-chested man with rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a red umbrella with fringe tassels shades the scene. Orange-robed and red-kurta onlookers and a red-brick building stand in the background.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony on bare ground. A man kneels in a dark maroon-brown robe with a long flower garland of red, white, yellow and purple blooms, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, placing a small yellow item on yellow bricks. Behind him, a shirtless attendant in white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth holds a brass bowl, and other attendants in orange and saffron garments stand watching. Banana bunches, a decorated pot and wooden stakes lie on the ground, and a red building stands in the background.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a person ashram site: several men kneel on bare earth beside a row of yellow-smeared bricks, pouring liquid and placing turmeric or kumkum. A man in the foreground wears a multicoloured flower garland and a dark red cloth, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Others in white dhotis with gold borders bend over the bricks, and a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands bare-chested. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas, stands watching in a courtyard beside a red wall and a green-leafed sapling. No deity murti is visible.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site on bare dry ground. In the foreground a man in a dark-red robe with a rainbow-coloured flower garland and a tilak on his forehead kneels and pours yellow liquid from a brass bowl onto stacked bricks coated in turmeric paste. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and a loose white upper cloth with a rudraksha-style mala leans forward to touch the bricks. To the left a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a red-and-cream headcloth bends over the bricks with a hand outstretched. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and white garments stands watching, with a brass pot and yellow-and-green pot in the background. Several sticks are driven into the earth around the offering.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony at a red-brick building complex. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a long multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot over a row of wet red bricks while holding a small golden bowl and reaching out with one hand. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a yellow cloth, and a bare-chested assistant in orange cloth stands at left. A golden umbrella with red, green and blue tassels shades the scene, and onlookers in orange and red clothing watch from behind.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23