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Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site. A man in a rust-brown robe with a long multicolour flower garland (red, yellow, white, purple) and rudraksha beads stands barefoot on dirt, sprinkling turmeric or powder from a small gold bowl over a row of red bricks. Behind him, an assistant in a white dhoti with yellow border and bare chest holds a clay vessel area, a second bare-chested man with rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a red umbrella with fringe tassels shades the scene. Orange-robed and red-kurta onlookers and a red-brick building stand in the background.

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November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony beside a red-brick building under a multicoloured fringed canopy. A bearded man in a long maroon-brown robe with a long multicoloured flower garland holds a small golden bowl and sprinkles liquid over a row of red bricks laid on the ground. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti with gold border and sacred thread presses his palms together, and a shirtless attendant stands at left. Behind them, figures in orange and cream robes, including a man in orange with rudraksha mala, watch, and a person in red kurta with hands folded in prayer. Dry earth and small plants surround the site.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony at a red-brick building under a canopy with red, yellow and green tassels. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a dark maroon-brown robe, a multi-coloured marigold, rose and jasmine garland, and a dark rudraksha mala, holding a small golden bowl while scattering yellow powder over stacked red bricks on bare ground. Two shirtless men in white dhotis with yellow borders and orange cloths assist beside him, one holding a brass vessel. Orange-robed attendees and a child in red stand in the background. Several people are visible, the main figure appearing to be the priest performing the rite; his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony at a construction site. A bearded man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe with a multicolour flower garland of red, white, yellow and purple blooms sits cross-legged on the ground, pouring turmeric or yellow liquid from a small gold-coloured bowl over a row of red bricks coated with yellow paste. Rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Behind him, a shirtless young man in a dhoti with a vertical gold staff. To the left, a shirtless priest in white dhoti with yellow border holds a golden bowl. Another older man in a white dhoti and shawl stands in the background, and several children in orange and red clothes watch from behind. A red building and green trees form the backdrop.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony at a red-brick building complex. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a long multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot over a row of wet red bricks while holding a small golden bowl and reaching out with one hand. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a yellow cloth, and a bare-chested assistant in orange cloth stands at left. A golden umbrella with red, green and blue tassels shades the scene, and onlookers in orange and red clothing watch from behind.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site, with a man in rust-brown robes and a long multicoloured flower garland standing barefoot beside a row of red bricks set in the ground. He holds his hands together over a small offering while a bare-chested assistant in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala helps him. A tasselled ceremonial canopy hangs above, and a red multi-storey building and green trees form the backdrop. Other people in orange and white ritual clothing stand nearby, and a man in orange on the right wears a beaded mala.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23