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Outdoor ritual at a red-soil site with hills and palms behind. A man in a striped shirt pours white powder from a large white sack into an excavated pit, sending up a dusty plume. Around it stand a large crowd of onlookers. A central figure with long dark hair and beard wears a rust-brown robe, a gold pendant and a heavy rudraksha mala, with a second gold necklace, and stands with hands folded. Flanking him are men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a plate of flowers and fruit, and others in white dhoti-style garments with gold borders. A red and gold ornate umbrella is held over the central figure. Offerings in plastic bags and pots lie on the ground. This appears to be a ground-breaking or consecration ceremony with a pooja offering.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a red-earth pit. A man in a striped shirt tips a white sack, pouring pale powder or grain into the open trench, which sends up a cloud of dust. Behind the pit, a group of people in orange ochre robes with rudraksha malas, and others in white dhotis with gold borders, stand around a plate of flowers and fruit set on the ground. A central figure in a rust-brown robe wears a long gold necklace and a heavy beaded garland, and stands under a red and gold ceremonial parasol held by an attendant. Hills and palms lie in the background. a person's presence is a probable identification based on the robe, gold necklace, beaded garland, and parasol, but the face is not used for this.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual on red earth beneath a hillside. A central bearded man in a rust-brown robe, with a long gold-and-beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala, stands under a red and gold ornate umbrella held by an attendant. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis with malas and men in white dhotis and shirts stand among a crowd. A man at left pours material from a white sack into a trench, and white smoke rises from the ground. A man in white at right holds a bag of greens, and a tray of flowers is held by a saffron-robed figure.2017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a deep rectangular pit in reddish-brown earth. Workers in the pit lower or handle white cloth bundles and offerings among marigold petals. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a large gold necklace and rudraksha mala stands at the pit edge under a red and gold parasol held by an attendant. Around him stand men in white dhotis with orange sashes and mala necklaces, a man in an orange saffron robe with mala beads, and onlookers in shirts and dhotis. Plastic bags of offerings and a metal pot sit at the edge, with a white pavilion and marigold garlands at right and hills behind.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual at a smoking pit dug into reddish earth, with steam rising from it. Standing at the edge in the centre is a bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a large gold pendant and a heavy garland of beads and flowers; per the page he may be a person, but his appearance is uncertain given the distance and haze. Around him, men in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded, one holding a tray of flowers. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands beside them, and a young attendant in orange holds a silver trident beneath a red and gold canopy with an Om motif. Bags of offerings sit near the pit, and a hand holding a plastic bag appears in the foreground. Hills rise in the hazy background. About twenty people are visible.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ritual on reddish-brown earth with smoke rising from a trench of offerings. A bearded man in a rust-red garment with a gold necklace and a long rudraksha mala stands centre under a red and gold canopy held by an attendant with a staff. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand among a crowd in white shirts. A man on the left pours offerings from a white cloth bag, and a plate of flowers is held nearby. Green hills and palm trees form the background.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03