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Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site: a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-brown shawl and a thick multicoloured flower garland with rudraksha beads, holds a lit flame over a brass vessel at the edge of an excavated pit lined with red bricks and scattered flower petals. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders, orange-and-gold dhotis and bare torsos stand near a drummer playing a drum, and a man at right carries a tray. A cameraman stands at the right edge. Colourful rangoli floor patterns mark the ground, and the sky is pale blue.

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November 23 20162016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site: a bearded man in rust-red robes and a long multicolour marigold garland stands barefoot at the edge of an excavated pit, holding a brass vessel and a small lamp while smoke rises. Rangoli patterns in red, yellow and green lie on the ground, and foundation bricks sit in the pit with scattered petals. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders, orange dhotis, and rudraksha malas stand with palms together or hold a drum and a ceremonial umbrella fringed in red, yellow and green. A videographer with a camera on the right records the ritual. Swamiji probable: the central figure's long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and garland match the page's cues.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction pit in dry ground. A bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment wears a long multicolour flower garland of red, yellow, white and purple blossoms and holds a small ritual item near the pit's edge. A priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at left beside a ceremonial fan with red and gold tassels. Nearby a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a tray, and a drummer in orange cloth plays a drum. Floral rangoli patterns and scattered petals decorate the ground and bricks in the foreground. A camera operator stands at right.2016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23December 30 20162016-12-30Outdoor bhumi puja at a dug ground pit. A bearded man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe and a long multicolour flower garland stands barefoot with palms joined in namaskar, smiling, a vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck. Around the pit, men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand; one holds a tray with a ceremonial item, another plays a drum. Flower petals and a kolam of coloured powder lie on the edge, and bricks are laid in the pit. A man in white dhoti holds a multicoloured ceremonial umbrella at left.2016-11-23Outdoor bhumi puja at a construction site beside a red-painted wall. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe wears a long multicolour flower garland and stands barefoot at the edge of a dug pit, with flower-decorated yellow-and-brown boxes or bricks set in the soil. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis with yellow borders attend, one pouring from a vessel, while a man in white holds a camera on a tripod. Other men in white, orange and saffron dhotis and rudraksha malas stand nearby, one with a drum, under a tasselled canopy at left.2016-11-23February 02 20172017-02-02December 30 20162016-12-30Outdoor last-rites ceremony beside a deep open earth pit, with a red cloth and scattered flower petals lying in the grave. Several men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls stand at the edge; one holds a multicolored fringed ceremonial umbrella on a tall gold-tipped pole. A central man in an orange shirt and maroon dhoti raises one hand, wearing a garland of yellow and orange flowers. A bare-chested man in orange holds a brass tray of flowers, and a man in white dhoti stands nearby. A small decorated shrine-like object sits on the left by an orange container structure, and a few people in rudraksha malas and orange clothing watch under a clear blue sky with trees behind.2016-12-30February 04 20172017-02-04A photograph of an outdoor burial rite on red earth beside a freshly dug pit. A bearded man with long dark hair and rudraksha malas, wearing a reddish-brown cloth over his shoulders and a gold necklace, kneels and places his hand on a shrouded body wrapped in white and laid on green leaves with flowers. Beside him a woman in a dark-red sari and a young man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads hold a plate of flowers and offerings. Two more saffron-robed young men stand nearby. A crowd of onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watches from behind. A trident symbol appears on a structure at the upper right, with yellow and white flower garlands and a hill in the background.2017-02-03