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Outdoor foundation ceremony at a construction site. A man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland in yellow and white, holds a flaming lamp and a brass bell during the rite. Beside him an elderly bearded priest in an orange and gold shawl with a floral garland performs prayer with joined hands. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around with hands folded in namaskar, and a striped purple and white canopy shades the area. In the foreground a square pit holds yellow bricks, with flower petals and kolam rangoli patterns on the ground and a brass tray of offerings nearby.

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