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February 18 20112011-02-18February 14 20072007-02-14February 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph on bare dirt ground near a white building and a silver car. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces stands centre, holding a tall golden staff with a trident-like top. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand and hold staffs and a bundled orange cloth; two men in white crouch digging or planting in the soil at the front. A trident-topped gold staff is planted in the ground. Tree line and red flowers appear in the background. a person candidate is present with distinctive long hair, gold adornments and saffron dhoti, presiding over a ground-breaking or planting-type ritual with attendants.2007-12-23A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a colourful rangoli floor design in the foreground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed dhoti, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala stands beside a long wooden pole, smiling with palms open. He wears a white and orange turban and a gold pendant. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth and a gold necklace stands with hands together. Behind them a young man in cream kurta and white dhoti holds a pole, and a woman in orange sari holds a silver tray with a kalasha decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A man in white kurta on the right stands with hands joined in namaskar. A crowd of onlookers stands in the background against a white wall, and a large white cloth hangs at the left edge.2008-12-29Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground beside a white-painted shrine and palm trees. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and gestures with his hands toward a shallow pit filled with yellow liquid. Around him, six men stand in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls: one holds a silver-framed deity murti, one holds a trident (trishul) at the front, one carries a silver kalasha-style vessel on a tray, and one holds a tall ornate staff. A copper kalasha crowns the shrine behind them. The setting suggests a preparatory fire-pit ritual.2007-02-14July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesNight outdoor photograph of a groundbreaking or foundation ritual on bare red earth. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with an orange head wrap and a multicoloured flower garland drives a long metal rod or staff into the soil with both hands. Around him stand a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, shirts and saris, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. A bearded man in white with an orange shawl stands to the left, and a man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a rainbow rosette badge. A tray of yellow and orange flowers is held at the left edge, and a dark cloth canopy with a banana leaf appears at upper right. Roughly 25 physical people are visible.2007-08-17Outdoor ritual at the Kanchipuram ashram land inauguration: a central figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange head wrap, long dark hair, and a garland of white and yellow flowers holds a small lit flame over a pit in the ground, with a yellow-flowered garland at his feet. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around with palms pressed together, and an older bearded man in orange and a garland stands to the left. Above is a striped purple and white canopy with leafy decoration. The pit is lined with flower petals and a rangoli border, with brass vessels and a plate of offerings nearby. Ritual fire worship, bhoomi pooja setting.2006-11-24December 16 20102010-12-16March 03 20112011-03-03Outdoor ceremony at dusk on bare ground. A person in saffron robes and a saffron turban, wearing a multicolour and white flower garland and a gold necklace, stands barefoot and smiles while holding a coconut above a ceremonial trident-like staff planted in the earth. Two men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with a checked shirt, bend low and assist, touching the staff; coconut halves lie on the ground with yellow saffron-dyed fibre, and red flowers hang at the robe. Behind them a crowd of men in white clothes, many wearing yellow and red rosette badges and rudraksha malas, watches under striped tent awnings and a dusky sky with power lines.2007-08-17