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Outdoor photo of a ceremonial installation at a temple site, with a tall metal pole or rod standing upright in a square of sand and stone blocks. A woman in a red sari with a red garland and a bangle kneels and pours liquid at its base while rose petals are scattered over the sand. Beside her, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a brass tray heaped with pink flower petals. A second man in orange stands at the left holding a long staff, and a large crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes watches with hands raised in reverence. Brass kalasha vessels sit at the lower left, and a brass lamp stand at the right. Rain-soaked ground and trees appear in the background.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor ground-breaking ceremony in a crowd of devotees. At centre, a figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands at a square brick-edged pit of sand scattered with pink petals, holding a long ritual rod. A second figure in orange robes kneels at right beside a tray of flowers and brass items. Brass pots and a flat metal pan sit at the pit's edges. Behind them, dozens of people in white kurtas and white dhotis stand with hands raised in namaskar, and a large black stage structure is visible at upper right. Count is tallied from visible people.2009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20092009-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a temple site with a crowd of devotees standing behind a low stone-edged platform. A central figure in saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white, pink and multicoloured flowers, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands with hands joined before a metal shivalinga-style ritual post. Rose petals are scattered on the ground. A younger attendant in orange robe and a gold-bead necklace holds a brass tray of pink flowers, while another attendant at left holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a decorative finial. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with hands folded. A candidate with distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues appears in person.2009-07-08 +1 copies