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Outdoor photo of a dug pit in a dry, stubbly sugarcane field beside palm trees and a silver SUV. Several men in orange robes and white clothing stand around the pit, some holding steel vessels and small offerings, while a man in a white shirt bends over a wooden tray of offerings and a bowl beside the hole. A bald man in an orange robe holding a white bag stands at right near the car. A worn ritual setting with banana leaves and flowers on the ground suggests a puja at the site. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here.

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January 23 20102010-01-23Outdoor cremation-site ritual on an open grassy field with a dry red-earth clearing. In the foreground a large bed of grey ash and charred fragments lies inside a ring of stones, with a boulder at its edge and scattered pink-purple powder on the ground. Three seated men in saffron/orange robes sit on the grass behind small clay pots, brass lamps and offering vessels, with orange-tipped bamboo poles planted behind them. Three men in white dhotis and shirts crouch at the stone ring tending the ritual objects, while a man in a checked shirt stands at left holding a clay pot. Several other men in white stand in the background, and a white car and motorbike sit parked beyond the field under a hazy hillside.2005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a ritual at the edge of a dry, cleared field with sugarcane stubble and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe stands barefoot holding a steel plate of rice or grain. Beside him a second saffron-robed man bends forward. On the left a man in a white shirt crouches by a shallow pit in the soil, with a leafy green bundle and orange-covered items beside it. A man in a striped white shirt and jeans stands at right near steel pots and a plastic bag, and a silver SUV with a camera on its rear is parked behind. Another man in white dhoti-style clothing stands by the car.2010-01-23April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on grass with scrubby bushes behind. A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment with a shawl stands in the center, bending toward a silver tray holding a lamp, flowers and small items, with an incense stick or lit sticks planted in the ground. A shaved-headed man in a saffron shawl kneels at lower left, pouring or tending a small vessel. Behind them a row of people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand with hands folded in prayer.2008-04-01December 23 20072007-12-23January 23 20102010-01-23A photograph of a dirt path lined with tall coconut palms and a rocky hill in the background, where several people walk in a line. At the front left, a person in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a light forehead mark walks beside a man in white shirt and trousers. In the centre, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a tall orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland walks forward. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and others in white, follow. On the right, a woman in a cream saree with a gold border carries a tray of flowers and offerings. Vehicles and a small white van are visible among the trees.2010-02-15Outdoor photograph of a bhoomi puja on a grassy field with scrubby trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange robes bends forward, using a long rod to work at the ground beside a small brass bowl, a tray and lamps. To the left, a man in orange robes holds a tray of offerings. Behind them, a row of women in white saris with orange and yellow shawls stand with palms pressed together. The central figure's cues are long swept hair, orange clothing and a mala, which give a probable identity label as a person performing the ground ritual.2008-04-01Outdoor ground-breaking puja on bare red earth among leafless trees and palms. A saffron-robed figure with a bright orange turban and a long white flower garland stands center right, arms extended over a small pile of flowers and a leafy green sprig set into the soil. Behind him, several men and women in white dhotis, shirts and white or yellow shawls stand with hands folded. A woman in a saffron sari holds a tray of pink petals, and a man in white with a tilak stands at right with palms joined. Small brass lamps and marigold and rose offerings lie on a striped mat and a white cloth table at left.2010-02-15Outdoor land puja on bare red earth beside dry trees and a hillside. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, stands at a sapling, pouring water from a vessel over its base. A woman in orange robes kneels at left arranging offerings on a tray. Nearby, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and others in white kurtas and dhotis stand on a mat. A man in white shirt and dhoti at right holds his hands together in prayer. A white and pink flower mandala surrounds the planting, with bricks laid around it and banana and fruit offerings on trays at lower left.2010-02-15Outdoor photo of a bhoomi puja on a grassy field with scrubby bushes behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange robe, bends over a silver plate of offerings with small lamps and flowers on the grass, pouring or placing something. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at a brass vessel. Behind them, a row of women and girls in white and orange garments with orange shawls stand with hands folded in anjali or watch. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, a presentation consistent with the page's claim, but the face and details are not distinct enough for certainty. The scene shows a bhoomi puja offering to the earth on a plot of land.2008-04-01