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Outdoor bhumi puja ceremony on bare ground. A man kneels in a dark maroon-brown robe with a long flower garland of red, white, yellow and purple blooms, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking, placing a small yellow item on yellow bricks. Behind him, a shirtless attendant in white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth holds a brass bowl, and other attendants in orange and saffron garments stand watching. Banana bunches, a decorated pot and wooden stakes lie on the ground, and a red building stands in the background.

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November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a person ashram site: several men kneel on bare earth beside a row of yellow-smeared bricks, pouring liquid and placing turmeric or kumkum. A man in the foreground wears a multicoloured flower garland and a dark red cloth, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. Others in white dhotis with gold borders bend over the bricks, and a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands bare-chested. Behind them, a large crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes, rudraksha malas, stands watching in a courtyard beside a red wall and a green-leafed sapling. No deity murti is visible.2016-11-23Outdoor Bhumi Puja ground ceremony at a construction site with dry grass and a low brick border. A man in a flowered garland of purple, white, yellow and red blooms kneels at right, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and rudraksha mala, and pours a liquid from a brass bowl onto yellow-coated bricks laid on the ground. Beside him a priest in white dhoti and white shirt with a pink-and-red head cloth bends over the bricks, while other men in white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths stand behind. A brass pot and a plate of bananas sit at left as offerings.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a pink-walled ashram building. A man in a rust-brown robe with a large multicoloured flower garland stands at a square brick-and-earth ground site, holding a ritual implement and looking down toward offerings of marigold petals. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl bends over the ground. Other attendants in white dhotis, bare-chested, wear rudraksha malas and orange cloths, and a man in an orange-red turban holds a brass vessel. A tall bamboo pole topped with a red and gold fringed canopy rises at the right, and a kolam of coloured powder decorates the ground at left. Several people watch from a balcony above. a person appearance cues: the garlanded man in the rust robe with a rudraksha-style necklace is a candidate; treat as unsure.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja ground-breaking ritual at an ashram. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long multicolour flower garland kneels on bare dirt, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a row of red bricks daubed with yellow turmeric. Standing around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis with yellow borders, rudraksha malas and kalasha pots and brass bowls on the ground, assist with the rite; a young man holds a bowl and another a long wooden stick. Behind them, orange-robed devotees and a red-tiled building with balconies form the background, with a small sapling beside the bricks.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site on bare dry ground. In the foreground a man in a dark-red robe with a rainbow-coloured flower garland and a tilak on his forehead kneels and pours yellow liquid from a brass bowl onto stacked bricks coated in turmeric paste. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and a loose white upper cloth with a rudraksha-style mala leans forward to touch the bricks. To the left a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a red-and-cream headcloth bends over the bricks with a hand outstretched. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes and white garments stands watching, with a brass pot and yellow-and-green pot in the background. Several sticks are driven into the earth around the offering.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a red-brick ashram building. A man in a rust-orange robe with a long dark beard and loose hair, wearing a multicolour flower garland, stands centre-frame holding a small offering of flowers and fruit near a sapling and red bricks laid in the dirt. Two priests in white dhotis with yellow borders and bare upper bodies pour from a brass pot and attend the ground; a young attendant in saffron stands behind. A large yellow and red fringed umbrella shades the scene. Several people in white and saffron stand in a line in the background, and a man in white with rudraksha malas stands at right holding a clipboard.2016-11-23 +1 copiesNovember 23 20162016-11-23