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Close view of a ground-level construction pit lined with rectangular yellow-painted bricks arranged around a white pole wrapped with a red band. Pink and white rose petals are scattered on the bricks and in the pit, and red kumkum marks appear on several bricks. Two hands, one wearing gold bangles, reach toward the pole from the left, while red-and-gold cloth edges a bare-footed person at the right. A pink and turquoise cloth lies at the left edge. No face or full figure of a person is shown, so no a person candidate is visible.

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October 01 20172017-10-01Photo 11707031A ground-level photo of a construction or ritual foundation pit. Yellow-painted bricks, some marked with red kumkum dots and scattered rose petals, line a square excavation around a white-and-red painted wooden pole standing upright in the centre. Bare feet of people in maroon and rust-coloured robes stand at the top edge, with a pink and green cloth mat in the foreground and a pile of reddish earth at right. No faces are visible, and the scene shows a foundation rite rather than a named event.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesA close-up photo of a bhumi puja ground ceremony at a dug earth pit. A person in a rust-brown sari with long dark hair stands at the edge, bare feet dusted with white powder, one hand extended toward the pit. Inside the pit lies a wooden block or brick sprinkled with pink and purple flower petals, beside a ring of yellow marigold garlands and scattered petals, with a small heap of grains or powder. White kolam-style lines are drawn on the earth and along a red wall at left. Only the feet and lower body are visible, so no full face is shown.2016-11-23October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2016-11-23Close view of a split reddish-brown and white pipe-like post set upright into reddish earth, with a dark slit running down its length and a smear of orange-red paste near the top. Scattered pink rose petals and whole pink roses lie on the soil around its base, with a small coin-like disc and loose grit nearby. A pink and white fabric edge appears at the upper left corner. No people are visible; the scene is a ground-level still life of an offering site.2017-10-01August 27 20092009-08-27October 01 20172017-10-01September 15 20162016-09-15November 04 20022002-11-04 +1 copies