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Close photograph of two people in rust-orange and red garments crouching over a shallow excavated pit in packed earth, with a rounded hole at its centre. A striped pink, teal and purple cloth lies on the ground at left and right, scattered with small yellow and red petals or offerings and red powder. One person's bare forearm bears white markings and a bangle, and a gold necklace with dark beads is visible at the top. Their feet are bare. The arrangement suggests a ground ritual preparation, with no visible a person candidate.

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October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A close-up photo of a bhumi puja ground ceremony at a dug earth pit. A person in a rust-brown sari with long dark hair stands at the edge, bare feet dusted with white powder, one hand extended toward the pit. Inside the pit lies a wooden block or brick sprinkled with pink and purple flower petals, beside a ring of yellow marigold garlands and scattered petals, with a small heap of grains or powder. White kolam-style lines are drawn on the earth and along a red wall at left. Only the feet and lower body are visible, so no full face is shown.2016-11-23April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24November 23 20162016-11-23October 01 20172017-10-01A ground-level photo of a construction or ritual foundation pit. Yellow-painted bricks, some marked with red kumkum dots and scattered rose petals, line a square excavation around a white-and-red painted wooden pole standing upright in the centre. Bare feet of people in maroon and rust-coloured robes stand at the top edge, with a pink and green cloth mat in the foreground and a pile of reddish earth at right. No faces are visible, and the scene shows a foundation rite rather than a named event.2017-10-01Outdoor photograph of a burial ceremony beside an orange container structure. A central figure in an orange top and maroon dhoti, with a pink flower garland draped over the head, raises both hands in blessing above an open pit of excavated earth. A devotee on the left holds a multicolored umbrella over the scene. Behind them stand several people in orange and saffron garments with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, one holding a brass plate of flowers, and a man in a white dhoti and shawl. A small decorated altar with a silver-and-blue ornament and a yellow cloth sits at the pit's edge, and red cloth with flower petals lies in the foreground.2016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a pit in the ground beside a red pillar with white bands. A man in maroon-brown robes stands with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland and a gold pendant. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes holds a red-and-gold decorated umbrella over the scene. On the right, several people in orange robes and bare-shouldered orange garments stand with their backs turned and hold trays and offerings; a green coconut sits on the mat. Pink flower petals lie in the pit, and turmeric-yellow blocks with small brass bowls are arranged on a striped mat. A white-clad priest with a sacred thread stands at the left edge. Behind them a crowd of people in orange clothing watches, with palm trees and a red structure behind.2017-10-01