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Outdoor ground-breaking or bhoomi puja scene on bare red earth at a construction site. Many devotees sit in rows on mats and cloth, mostly in saffron-orange robes, with others in white and yellow clothing. Several seated people hold brass kalasha pots and some have their hands folded in prayer. Tall bamboo poles with small saffron flags stand in a line behind them, and piles of rubble and palm trees fill the background under an overcast sky. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.

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Outdoor guru-puja beneath a large banyan tree. Rows of devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on mats holding tall bamboo staffs topped with orange flags. Brass puja vessels, plates of flowers and fruit sit on low platforms in front of them. Some devotees wear white ritual clothes, and a standing figure in white stands at the right edge. Several dozen people are visible in the gathering.2006-10-06 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17Outdoor group puja beneath a large spreading tree with mossy branches. Women in saffron and orange sarees sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, several with orange-clad seated rows and brass puja vessels and oil lamps placed before them. Tall bamboo poles with saffron cloth flags stand among the seated devotees. Behind them, a large crowd of men and women in white dhotis and white clothes stands and sits, some with hands folded, some wearing rudraksha malas. Two foreground devotees wear saffron with red borders.2006-10-08Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with many orange-saffron bamboo poles topped with orange cloth flags. In the foreground, a row of about six devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offerings before them. A man in orange robes sits at the right foreground beside a brass deity murti and flower garlands. Behind them, a large seated and standing crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing, many with palms joined, fills the space. a person's identity is not established from appearance here.2006-10-08Outdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and orange-flagged bamboo poles standing upright in the foreground. Rows of seated devotees in orange robes sit on mats with hands joined in prayer. A man in the front centre wears orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and vibhuti tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed. Brass kalashas and small brass vessels sit on a tray in the lower right. Several people in white garments sit at the left edge. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in appearance, so the seated figures are described by role only.2006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06December 12 20062006-12-12October 08 20062006-10-08A photograph of a seated group of devotees in saffron-orange robes with dark red borders, sitting in rows on mats under a large spreading banyan tree. Many thin bamboo poles topped with small orange flags rise above them, and brass plates, a kettle-like metal vessel and small dishes of offerings sit on the mats in front. A man in the left foreground wears orange robes and a shaved head, with a white tilak on his forehead; the seated women and men have sandalwood or vibhuti markings and rudraksha malas. Other onlookers in white and orange stand and sit in the background. The scene appears to be a guru puja under the tree.2006-10-06December 22 20062006-12-22A large seated crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes sits outdoors on a pale ground before a red-painted building and green foliage. Many wear rudraksha malas, and several have tilak or forehead markings. Women in the front rows wear orange sarees and kurtas, while people behind wear white and pink clothing. Some hold small brass vessels and mobile phones. A young girl in yellow and white sits at lower left. The attentive gathering suggests a ritual or satsang setting, though no specific ceremony is visible.2016-08-18October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copies