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Outdoor ritual on bare earth beside a grey block wall at a construction site. A golden throne with red cushions sits under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A figure seated on the throne, in orange robes with rudraksha beads, presses palms together. Two priests in orange kneel on a patterned mat before a small ritual setup with a plate, bowls, a flower arrangement and a basket. Standing devotees in white dhotis, a green sari and white shirts watch with hands folded. Mounded earth and a freshly dug trench fill the foreground.

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September 15 20162016-09-15A outdoor ritual at a construction site beside a grey block wall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a multicoloured fringed canopy wears an orange-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala and has long hair; he sits with hands folded. Two bare-chested young men in orange dhotis sit cross-legged on a striped mat before a pit in the ground, one holding a brass lamp and a plate of offerings, the other with a rudraksha mala, ash-smeared. Around 15 standing men and women in orange, white and green garments, some with malas, watch with palms together. Brass vessels, flowers and a basket sit on the mat. Suggests a foundation or yagna pit ceremony; the throned figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15A ceremonial groundbreaking or bhoomi puja at an open dirt site in front of a grey block wall. In the foreground, a bare-footed man with long matted dreadlocks and white body markings, wearing an orange dhoti and beaded bangles, pours water from a brass vessel into a freshly dug pit. Beside him, a kneeling man in an orange garment and ornate gold-beaded headdress tends the offerings. Behind, a seated bearded man in a rust-orange robe sits on a golden ornate throne with red cushions under a multicoloured canopy; he is presumably the honoured figure, with his appearance and clothing alone not enough for identification. Nearby stand a row of orange-robed sadhus and several men in white shirts and dhotis. Ritual items include plates of flowers, fruit, a basket, and a folded striped cloth mat. Stacked grey bricks lie to the right.2016-09-15Outdoor ground-breaking or foundation ritual on bare red earth in front of a grey concrete-block wall. A seated figure in a golden throne with red cushions and a multicoloured fringed canopy wears a saffron-orange wrap and has long hair and a beard; the appearance is consistent with the page's a person flag but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so identity is unsure. Two attendants in saffron-orange dhotis stand to the right, one holding a fan or whisk and a ceremonial gold ornament. Along the left, a line of devotees in white dhotis, white shirts, saffron garments and a woman in a green sari stand with hands folded in namaste. A striped multicoloured cloth is spread on the ground holding brass plates, fruit, flowers, a basket and vessels, and a row of concrete blocks is laid out at right. A red flag flies at the top right.2016-09-15Outdoor ceremony on bare red earth before a grey block wall under a cloudy sky. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy, wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long hair and beard; his appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though the cues are limited. Two seated priests in orange, one bare-chested, perform puja at a low platform with brass plates, a kalasha-like pot, a silver cup and a flower garland. About a dozen standing devotees in white, orange and saffron robes, one woman in green sari, fold hands or stand behind them. A red flag flies at right and a woven basket sits near the throne.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15December 31 20162016-12-31 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual site under a bamboo-and-leaf canopy with strings of small orange and green pennants. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace sits cross-legged on a raised mat behind a microphone stand, with a red shawl draped over a companion beside them. Flower garlands of orange marigolds and red petals lie on the raised platform, with brass pots, a bowl and a tray of puja vessels in front. Another saffron-robed person sits to the left and a third at right, and a man in a white shirt stands near a speaker. Three young men in casual shirts watch from behind a white wall, and clay pots are set on the ground. Four clearly visible people appear in the scene.2006-09-29Outdoor last-rites ceremony beside a freshly dug pit in sandy earth. A long-haired man in an orange-red top and rust dhoti, holding a brass tray, stands at the pit's edge beside a white-clad man in a white dhoti and shawl. An orange umbrella with red and multicoloured tassels is held aloft by a bare-chested man in orange cloth. Around them stand several sannyasi-style devotees in orange and saffron dhotis with rudraksha malas, some with ash-marked foreheads and bare torsos, and a woman in a red sari at the left. An orange shipping container stands at the left and a decorated offering with a sacred mark lies on the ground. Trees and a tall dirt bank frame the scene.2016-12-30September 15 20162016-09-15