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Outdoor photograph of a bhoomi puja on a grassy field with scrubby trees behind. A bald man on the left in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and an older man in white stands beside him. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the middle and right, one gesturing with open hands. A woman in an orange saree with a long dark braid holds a small offering, and a girl in white and gold-bordered saree with an orange shawl bends forward. A person in white prostrates in the foreground. Sandals lie on the grass.

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April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photograph of a Bhoomi Puja on open grassland. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands centre, holding a small cup or vessel and offering to a seated devotee. A shaved-headed man in white and orange kneels at left, cupping his hands to receive. Other people in white, cream and orange clothing stand or kneel around the field, one woman in a yellow shawl with hands folded in namaste. Dry grass and scrub trees form the background.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo of a bhoomi puja on a grassy field with scrubby bushes behind. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange robe, bends over a silver plate of offerings with small lamps and flowers on the grass, pouring or placing something. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at a brass vessel. Behind them, a row of women and girls in white and orange garments with orange shawls stand with hands folded in anjali or watch. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, a presentation consistent with the page's claim, but the face and details are not distinct enough for certainty. The scene shows a bhoomi puja offering to the earth on a plot of land.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on grass with scrubby bushes behind. A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment with a shawl stands in the center, bending toward a silver tray holding a lamp, flowers and small items, with an incense stick or lit sticks planted in the ground. A shaved-headed man in a saffron shawl kneels at lower left, pouring or tending a small vessel. Behind them a row of people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand with hands folded in prayer.2008-04-01Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a stone floor decorated with coloured kolam lines in red and green. A long-haired figure in a gold-bordered yellow shawl over an orange robe, wearing a red and white beaded garland and a white forehead marking, bends forward toward a man lying prostrate face-down in a white garment on the ground. Standing around them are a young man in orange robes on the left, men in white dhotis and shirts, one with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant, and a smiling man in white on the right. Several onlookers in the background wear orange and white clothing. A purple-and-white logo appears at the upper left.2008-08-02April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01A photograph of a bare earth construction site under sparse trees, with freshly dug red soil and white survey lines marked on the ground. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap, sits on a blue plastic chair with his back to the camera, while a man in a white shirt lies prone on the ground before him, arms outstretched and face down. Standing around are several men in white shirts and dhotis and one man in a white shirt and dark trousers, watching. A man in a white shirt holding a video camera with an orange-wrapped shoulder appears nearby, and a yellow earth-moving tractor sits at the back. Plastic chairs are scattered across the site.2008-04-05Outdoor photo on a grassy field before a wooded hill, with palm trees at left and right. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands at centre smiling, with hands together at his waist. Beside him stands a man in a saffron robe with a shaved head, and around them are men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls. In the foreground a man in white lies prostrate face-down on the grass, as in a padapuja-style prostration. Several people stand in a loose group, some with hands folded. The scene looks like a Bhoomi Puja on land at Tiruvannamalai. Probable Swamiji (probable) stands centre in an orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala, the cues being the swept hair, saffron robe and mala.2008-04-01