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Outdoor photo on grassy open land with scrub and trees behind. A long-haired figure in a saffron/orange garment, with a rudraksha mala around the neck and a white forehead mark with red bindi, stands centre frame holding a small object. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron dress and rudraksha mala are the appearance cues, and the page places him at this Bhoomi Puja event. In front, a woman in white with a long plait kneels with hands folded. At right, a bald man in orange kneels with his head bowed before a small fire lamp and offering plate with flowers on the ground. Other people in orange and white stand at left. Scene shows a Bhoomi Puja land-blessing ritual.

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April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph of a Bhoomi Puja on open grassland. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands centre, holding a small cup or vessel and offering to a seated devotee. A shaved-headed man in white and orange kneels at left, cupping his hands to receive. Other people in white, cream and orange clothing stand or kneel around the field, one woman in a yellow shawl with hands folded in namaste. Dry grass and scrub trees form the background.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on grassy ground of a bhoomi puja at a construction site. A figure with long dark hair in an orange robe bends low to place items on the grass, a steel plate of offerings with flowers, a stick and incense at the centre. A kneeling man in an orange robe and shaved head beside a brass vessel prepares the rites. Behind them, about six women in white saris with orange shawls stand with palms pressed in prayer. The figure with long hair and orange robe is a person depiction in person: long swept hair and orange robes with rudraksha mala cues, though the face is not used for identity.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph on grassy ground with scrubby trees behind. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange robe and smiles while holding a small silver lamp with a visible flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, a person, performing a ritual. Behind him stand several women in white dhotis or saris with saffron-orange shawls, some with palms joined in prayer and one holding a small silver vessel. A bald man in orange crouches at the lower left edge.2008-04-01Outdoor photo on a grassy clearing with palm and scrub trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron wrap stands smiling. a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, though the wording is uncertain. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white forehead markings holds a small offering or puja item near a plate of flowers and sweets on the grass. On the left, women in white and orange saris and a woman in a yellow shawl stand near a bhoomi puja site, with a few small offerings laid on the ground.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo of a ritual on open grassland with scrubby trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, holds up a silver aarti lamp with a burning flame in his right hand while ringing a small silver handbell in his left. Several women in white and cream saris, some with yellow shawls, stand behind him; one holds a basket of offerings and another carries a blue bag. The appearance-based cues for Swamiji (probable) are present in the lead figure's long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, performing the aarti at the Tiruvannamalai land during the Bhoomi Puja.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01