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Outdoor photo on bare dirt ground at a village site with palm trees, a red-walled building with a green roof, a flagpole with a red flag, and a stacked pile of stones. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a long metal rod pushed into the ground while digging a small mound; a brass bell, a small oil lamp, and a bowl of flowers sit on the ground beside it, with white chalk lines marking the ground. Around him, men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand and watch. On the right, a long-haired man in orange robes holds a walking staff and smiles. Another man in orange-shawled white clothing holds papers. Six people are visible in total.

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Outdoor groundbreaking or foundation work on a dirt plot beside a small red building with a green metal roof, palm trees and a flag on a pole behind. An older man with white hair, in white dhoti and white shirt, bends low and digs with a pickaxe at a marked line in the soil, with a small pile of earth and red powder beside him. A younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands holding a long iron rod upright, with an umbrella hanging from his arm. Another man in white with an orange shawl stands at the left, and a young man in a checked shirt and jeans stands nearby. On the right, a long-haired person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala smiles and watches. Five or six people are visible in total.2006-10-24Outdoor scene on a dry, sandy open ground with a red-walled building with a green roof, palm and leafy trees behind, and an orange flag on a pole. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left smiles, while another in white holds a small open box with colourful packaging. Centre, a figure in orange robes with a long wooden walking stick and sandals stands looking on, with a long rudraksha-style mala visible. At right, an older man with grey hair in white dhoti and shirt wears a red and beaded mala and stands beside a sheet-chalked line. On the ground in the foreground, a brass bowl with flower petals, a small brass bell or lamp-like vessel, and a small clay dish sit near a line drawn in white chalk, with a freshly dug hole in the sand.2006-10-24October 24 20062006-10-24October 24 20062006-10-24Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground marked with white chalk lines. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left holding a dark book, beside another man in white dhoti with an orange shawl. A figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a staff stands centre, under a white umbrella held by another person in white with an orange shawl. On the right, two men in checked lungis dig the ground with a pickaxe and spade while a man in a headcloth and a man in a turban watch. A small red-walled building with a green roof and palm trees appear in the background.2006-10-24October 24 20062006-10-24December 23 20072007-12-23October 24 20062006-10-24December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor photo on a dusty, unpaved site with palm trees, a flowering orange tree and parked vehicles behind. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style mala, stands barefoot pressing a long wooden stake into the ground with both hands. Nearby, a man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands with palms joined in namaste, another man in a blue shirt and dark trousers watches with hands folded, and a person in white dhoti stands to the left. Orange-clad figures appear in the background. Groundwork is being marked for a ceremony.2011-05-23December 23 20072007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23