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Outdoor bhumi puja ritual beside a pink multi-storey building, with a bare ground site marked by yellow bricks sprinkled with flower petals. A man in a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers and an orange-brown robe stands center, reaching toward the ground with petals; a black-bearded devotee nearby wears a rudraksha mala. Priests in white dhotis with yellow borders and bare torsos hold a brass pot and offering dishes, one wearing a red turban. A gold-tipped ceremonial staff with a red-tasseled canopy stands at right, and onlookers watch from a balcony above and the courtyard behind. Several figures in saffron and orange garments attend the ritual. A kolam design is visible at the lower left.

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Outdoor bhumi puja ritual on bare ground beside a pink multi-storey building. A central man in a maroon-brown robe with a long multicolour flower garland and rudraksha mala pours liquid or flowers over yellow-painted brick-like blocks laid out on the soil. Around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders and saffron or orange cloths assist, one holding a brass pot, and a large golden umbrella with red and yellow fringe is held overhead. Pink and marigold flowers scatter the ground, and a few onlookers watch from a balcony above.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor 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 copiesOutdoor bhumi puja ceremony beside a red-brick building with a decorated canopy of colourful cloth overhead. A man in a rust-red shawl and a long garland of white and orange flowers stands at right, with long black hair, holding his hands over offerings. Three men in white dhoti and bare-chested stand at left and centre, one holding a small metal bowl; a brass pot and fruit sit on the ground. Several saffron-robed devotees watch from the right and background. Foundation bricks laid in a row on bare earth are dusted with white powder.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.2016-11-23A bhumi puja ceremony on bare ground outdoors. A man in a maroon-brown robe with a flower garland of red, yellow, purple and white blossoms kneels and places yellow-decorated red bricks in a row over a wet patch of earth. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare torsos stand; one holds a brass bowl and another holds a tall bamboo pole. Brass pots, a painted clay pot and a small green sapling stand nearby. Behind, a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes and a red-orange canopy frame a pink multi-storey building. The kneeling man is wearing a garland and has his forehead marked with tilak.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23