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Outdoor ground-breaking or boomi-pooja ceremony on bare earth beside a concrete-edged pit. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with long dark hair stands barefoot pouring water from a brass kalasha over a pipe at the centre of the pit. Beside him a second man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward. A small child in white stands at the edge. On a wooden tray lie a brass bell, a lamp, a bowl of kumkum, turmeric, a coconut, a fruit and a plate of rose petals. Another tray of petals sits on the concrete. Behind is a long white-and-red patterned paved area with flowering plants and palm trees.

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August 27 20092009-08-27Outdoor ground-breaking style ritual at a construction site beside a red and white striped wall and palm trees. A bare-footed figure in saffron-orange dhoti and matching red-orange top pours water from a brass vessel over a pit, with water flowing onto the earth. Beside them a man in white dhoti and shirt kneels and bends over, and a second man in white stands nearby. On a white-draped table in front stand a brass pot, plates of fruit, flowers, a lamp, a bell, a small bowl of vermilion and a plate of rose petals, with a decorated garland at the left edge. The setting suggests a bhoomi puja ritual.2008-08-27 +1 copiesAugust 27 20082008-08-27 +1 copiesAugust 27 20082008-08-27 +1 copiesOutdoor bhoomi pooja at a construction site beside a red and white stepped structure. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes and a red undershirt, with long swept-back hair, raises a coconut above a square brick-edged pit. Beside him an older man in orange robes and a saffron shawl stands with folded hands, while a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right. Behind, a man in white walks carrying a tray of petals. The pit holds pink petals and a brass pot, with brass kalashas, fruit, kumkum, a bell and lamp on a wooden tray, and a decorated white-draped table with flowers and a garland on the left. Palm trees and a green-fenced field are behind.2008-08-27August 27 20082008-08-27 +1 copiesAugust 27 20092009-08-27 +1 copiesOutdoor bhoomi pooja at a construction site beside a red-and-white stepped platform. A standing man in a saffron dhoti and orange-red top holds a coconut raised in one hand, with a second saffron-robed man beside him and a third man in white dhoti and orange shawl at right. A figure in white dhoti at back left carries a tray of flowers. Brass kalasha pots, a coconut, fruit, rose petals, kumkum and a brass lamp sit on a wooden tray and cement blocks around a central pole, with a white-draped object decorated with flowers at left. Palm trees and a tree line the background.2009-08-27August 27 20082008-08-27Outdoor bhoomi pooja at a construction site with a sandy ground and concrete block foundation. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with long hair pours water from a brass vessel over a short pipe, while beside him another person in white ritual clothes bends down over the foundation. A third man in an orange garment stands at the right holding a brass pot. On the left, a white draped table holds a plate of fruit, red kumkum, flowers, a bell and a brass lamp, with a floral garland on a wooden frame. Red and white striped walls and trees fill the background.2009-08-27August 27 20082008-08-27 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copies