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April 04 20082008-04-04Outdoor puja scene under palm and banana trees beside an ornate copper-coloured shrine. A standing priest in orange robes with a maroon-bordered shawl, a yellow-beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a tilak on his forehead holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit aarti lamp in the other. Seated on a yellow cloth over a blue mat, a young man in white with a yellow shawl holds a brass tray of small vessels, and another man in yellow sits in front holding a tray of yellow flowers. Several devotees sit behind with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a pink sari and a woman in a green blouse. Banana-leaf poles and a garland decorate the area.2009-09-25Outdoor foundation-laying ceremony under a canopy with striped and tasselled fabric overhead. A man in an orange turban, orange cloth and a white-and-yellow-and-red garland stands at a sand pit lined with yellow bricks, bending forward with his hands near the ground, as a bare-chested older man with a white beard, orange robe and red-and-white garland kneels beside him. A man in white kneels at left holding offerings, another in white leans in at right beside a metal pot, and a bearded man in orange stands at far left. Floral kolam designs decorate the sand around the pit, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The scene shows a bhoomi pooja at a land inauguration.2006-11-24Outdoor bhoomi puja on bare reddish earth beside a fenced field and trees. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and an orange shawl rings a handbell over the offerings. Left of centre, a woman in a yellow and cream sari and a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stand with folded hands, and two boys watch nearby. Before them are four grey stone blocks, red and orange flower garlands, a framed photograph garlanded in red, a brass fruit tray with apples and bananas, and a plate of red flowers on a white cloth.2008-04-04Outdoor ground-breaking ritual on bare dry earth at a construction site. A person with shaved head, bare upper body and an orange saffron cloth wrapped around the body bends forward over a stone foundation, hands extended toward a brass dish holding flowers, kumkum and offerings. A green-glazed clay pot wrapped with white jasmine garlands stands beside three cut granite blocks, with a wooden stick laid across them. A woman in a cream and yellow sari with a patterned border stands behind with palms pressed together in namaste. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl, holding a plate of flowers, stands at right. A red-and-orange flower garland lies at lower left, and a small boy in a red shirt watches from the left. Iron gate and fence in background. Depicted with a probable identification of a person from the saffron cloth, bare chest and bent posture, though the face is not clearly visible.2008-04-04March 04 20202020-03-04Outdoor scene on bare red earth at an ashram site. A man with long dark hair, wearing a loose saffron-orange shawl over an orange dhoti and bare-chested with bare feet, walks forward on the right, smiling. Behind him, a stone staircase and rubble are visible. To the left, a woman in a white sari with a yellow-orange border and a woman in a white sari stand among devotees and a man in a black shirt and dark trousers. A partly visible shaved-headed man in white stands at the far right edge. Colourful tent canopies appear in the background under palm trees, with a small wooden stand near the group.2006-12-24Outdoor photograph of a Bhoomi Puja on a grassy, bushy hillside. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe holds a silver kalasha-style lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, smiling. To the left, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes bends toward a tray of offerings. Behind them, several women in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer and one holds a small book, while another woman in white and orange stands at right. Dry grass and trees fill the background under an overcast sky.2008-04-01April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor photo on a sandy unpaved dirt road with dry scrub, a low wall and a yellow truck in the background. A man in an orange saffron robe holds a large orange umbrella over another figure, while a young woman in orange sari-style wrap stands smiling beside a bare-chested figure? No. Five people in orange and white: a man in orange holds the orange umbrella overhead, a woman in orange wrap smiles and holds a small orange bag, a bald man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace holds a small object, and two men in white kurta-dhotis stand barefoot on the left. A person in white kneels in the foreground on the sand, holding an orange cloth, while another white-clad figure stands at the far left.2008-01-25April 01 20082008-04-01May 10 20172017-05-10