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A photograph of a bhoomi puja on open grass land. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and a white tilak on his forehead kneels on the ground and arranges a brass puja plate with small silver vessels, a kalasha-style pot and incense sticks. Silver and brass offering cups stand on the grass. Around him, two or three men in saffron/orange robes stand at the edge of the frame. The ground is green grass with patches of bare reddish soil.

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Outdoor ritual on grass ground. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange cloth with red border kneels at left beside a brass puja tray holding a small bowl, kumkum and a ladle, with a silver pot nearby. At right a man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron shawl, forehead tilak and rudraksha mala, kneels and holds a small lamp or incense vessel over the ground. Bhoomi puja offerings are being made on the earth. Other saffron-clad figures are partly visible at the top edge.2008-04-01September 26 20092009-09-26A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone-paved ground with ash and burnt remains. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, one hand extended over a small brass vessel with a spout. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit behind him, one at left and one at centre, with the centre man's hands folded. Behind them stand dark grey stone deity sculptures and a white stepped platform, with a man in white and an orange cloth standing at upper right. Palms and greenery frame the background. The seated man in orange is the appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by his long hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala.2010-08-09December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 09 20052005-12-09A photograph of an outdoor ritual beside a young banana tree. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red-bordered saffron shawl, wearing gold-toned ceremonial necklaces and glasses, stands barefoot on a woven mat and holds a small silver lamp or dish while ringing a handbell. A younger man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl holds a brass tray or plate above. A man in white with a yellow shawl kneels at right, arranging small bowls of red, yellow and orange powders on a brass plate at the base of the tree. A man in white at left holds a silver vessel. Background shows a dark stone deity statue and a red wall. Gravel and small offerings lie on the ground.2009-09-26April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo of a burial-style rite at a freshly dug earthen pit. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange jacket and rust-orange dhoti, pours bright yellow powder from a bowl into the pit. Around him, shirtless men in orange dhotis wear rudraksha malas, one holding a tall wooden staff with red and green tassels that bears a canopy. A woman in a red sari stands among them. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a man holding a brass tray with flowers stand nearby. Rose-petal offerings lie on a cloth at the pit's edge, under bright sky and trees.2016-12-30December 29 20102010-12-29April 01 20082008-04-01September 26 20092009-09-26