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Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site beside a red-walled building. A kneeling person with long dark hair, wearing a brown garment and a long multicolour flower garland, places a yellow-coloured item on a row of yellow-painted bricks laid on bare earth. Two men in white dhotis with yellow borders stand bent over, one holding a small brass vessel and another a ritual pot. A third man in orange-red cloth and rudraksha beads holds a long wooden staff. Behind them, a line of people in white, orange and saffron clothing watches. Small kolam-style designs and a brass pot with offerings are on the ground.

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A bhumi puja ceremony at an outdoor site beside a red multi-storey building. A man kneels on the ground in a rust-coloured cloth, wearing a long garland of red, white and purple flowers, and places offerings on a row of red bricks coated with yellow turmeric. Beside him, priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and bare chests attend the rite, one holding a brass bowl and another a pot. Men in orange and saffron cloths stand behind, a long wooden pole leans in the background, and a small sapling grows at the edge. The pictured ritual is a foundation-laying rite, with water and flower offerings on the bricks.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ground-breaking ritual at an ashram. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long multicolour flower garland kneels on bare dirt, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a row of red bricks daubed with yellow turmeric. Standing around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders, rudraksha malas and kalasha pots and brass bowls on the ground, assist with the rite; a young man holds a bowl and another a long wooden stick. Behind them, orange-robed devotees and a red-tiled building with balconies form the background, with a small sapling beside the bricks.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony at a construction site of bricks laid in rows on bare earth. A kneeling man with a red-and-gold garland of marigolds and roses, forehead marked with white tilak, pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over the bricks. A bare-chested man in a pink-and-white cloth bends over the bricks, and another priest in white dhoti with a red-and-white head cloth stands nearby. Spectators in orange and saffron clothes and white dhotis watch from behind a red wall. Kalasha-style offerings and a small pot lie on the ground.2016-11-23A bhumi puja ceremony on bare ground outdoors. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a flower garland of red, yellow, purple and white blossoms kneels and places yellow-decorated red bricks in a row over a wet patch of earth. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare torsos stand; one holds a brass bowl and another holds a tall bamboo pole. Brass pots, a painted clay pot and a small green sapling stand nearby. Behind, a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes and a red-orange canopy frame a pink multi-storey building. The kneeling man is wearing a garland and has his forehead marked with tilak.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony beside a red-brick building with a decorated canopy of colourful cloth overhead. A man in a rust-red shawl and a long garland of white and orange flowers stands at right, with long black hair, holding his hands over offerings. Three men in white dhoti and bare-chested stand at left and centre, one holding a small metal bowl; a brass pot and fruit sit on the ground. Several saffron-robed devotees watch from the right and background. Foundation bricks laid in a row on bare earth are dusted with white powder.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site on bare dry ground. In the foreground a man in a dark-red robe with a rainbow-coloured flower garland and a tilak on his forehead kneels and pours yellow liquid from a brass bowl onto stacked bricks coated in turmeric paste. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and a loose white upper cloth with a rudraksha-style mala leans forward to touch the bricks. To the left a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a red-and-cream headcloth bends over the bricks with a hand outstretched. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and white garments stands watching, with a brass pot and yellow-and-green pot in the background. Several sticks are driven into the earth around the offering.2016-11-23A bhumi puja at an outdoor site: a man in a rust-red robe and a long flower garland of white, yellow, red and purple blossoms stands at right, scattering yellow powder from his hand over a row of red bricks laid on the ground, a small golden bowl in his other hand. Beside him a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with a yellow border stands near a second man in orange cloth. Red-brick buildings and greenery form the background.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ritual beside a pink multi-storey building, with a bare ground site marked by yellow bricks sprinkled with flower petals. A man in a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers and an orange-brown robe stands center, reaching toward the ground with petals; a black-bearded devotee nearby wears a rudraksha mala. Priests in white dhotis with yellow borders and bare torsos hold a brass pot and offering dishes, one wearing a red turban. A gold-tipped ceremonial staff with a red-tasseled canopy stands at right, and onlookers watch from a balcony above and the courtyard behind. Several figures in saffron and orange garments attend the ritual. A kolam design is visible at the lower left.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ritual on bare ground beside a pink multi-storey building. A central man in a maroon-brown robe with a long multicolour flower garland and rudraksha mala pours liquid or flowers over yellow-painted brick-like blocks laid out on the soil. Around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron or orange cloths assist, one holding a brass pot, and a large golden umbrella with red and yellow fringe is held overhead. Pink and marigold flowers scatter the ground, and a few onlookers watch from a balcony above.2016-11-23