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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor 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.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor 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.2017-02-03A photograph of an outdoor groundbreaking or excavation at a dry, reddish-brown earth site under a striped awning with maroon, purple, green and white panels. In the foreground, a man in a light blue checked shirt and grey trousers with thin-framed glasses and a vermilion mark on his forehead stands looking down. A shirtless man in white dhoti-style shorts kneels in a pit, digging with his hands. Behind the pit, a group of onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and children watch. Under the awning, a seated figure in saffron and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a patterned mat, flanked by other saffron-clad attendants. The ground is dug into a clear rectangular pit with pale sides.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.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor funeral-rite scene on bare red earth beside a freshly heaped mound of soil strewn with marigold petals and yellow turmeric-coloured flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti pours water from a clay pot over the mound while another man in white dhoti and white shirt kneels and tends the earth. Behind them stand several men in saffron-orange robes wearing rudraksha malas; a man in the centre holds a long white-tipped staff, and a bearded man in reddish-brown robes stands on the right. Two ornate umbrellas, one orange with fringe and tassels and one red, are held above the group. Women in saris and older men in white watch from behind, and a metal-frame tent stands at left.2017-02-04February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ground-breaking work under a large open corrugated metal roof with red steel beams. In the foreground a man in a checked shirt and dark lungi digs a pit with a long iron tool while a helper with a wooden pole stands at left. Several devotees in saffron-red dhotis with yellow borders and beaded rudraksha necklaces stand around the excavation, including bare-chested men with yellow sashes. Men in white kurta and a man in white shirt observe, and a child in red and a young girl in red stand nearby. A few people wear event lanyard badges. A cameraman stands at upper right. Visible people total about fifteen.2015-02-01February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo on a dry, reddish-brown earth site under a pale sky. Several men in lungis and shirts bend over a mound of soil, digging and shovelling, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the edge holding a small brass vessel. A cluster of onlookers in shirts, a woman in a maroon saree and children stand or sit nearby. A clay pot, a pink plastic bucket, a green bundle of leaves and a striped canopy frame the scene; a tripod and parked vehicles appear in the background.2017-02-03