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Outdoor groundbreaking ceremony under a striped canopy with tasselled yellow, red and green edging. A young man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban stands at the front right, garlanded with a multicoloured flower garland, holding a brass bell and making a gesture, with a rudraksha mala at his neck. Beside him an elderly white-bearded man in orange shawl and garland holds a tray of offerings. Behind, a bare-chested priest in grey dhoti holds a tray with a yellow flower pile, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand around. In the foreground a square pit is filled with yellow bricks, surrounded by coloured floral rangoli and a tray of kumkum and offerings. Approximately ten people are visible.

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