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June 19 2014

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Outdoor ritual scene on a dirt ground with palm trees and a white SUV behind. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold-and-orange border and a beaded necklace stands at left. At centre, a bald man in a white kurta and dhoti with saffron-orange shawl stands holding a phone while onlookers in shirts and trousers gather around. A bare-chested man in a white cloth crouches beside a row of clay vessels, tending items laid on a raised slab, with red cloth and a plastic bucket nearby. Several men in casual and uniform shirts watch; about a dozen people are visible. Clay pots and vessels fill the foreground.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor temple-site scene under a corrugated roof beside an orange-painted building. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange ochre dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms bends over a large reddish stone, while a man in white dhoti and shirt works with a chisel and mallet. Around them, several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand watching, one holding a yellow-and-orange cloth. Garlands of marigolds hang from pillars at the right. A man in white stands at left with a phone in his pocket. Carved stone sculptures are being worked on the ground.2013-07-14June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor temple construction site with palm trees and a thatched shed. A craftsman in a striped shirt and dhoti kneels on sand, carving a large pinkish-red stone slab with a circular lotus-and-rosette motif, surrounded by chisels and tools. A standing person in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala watches. A visible figure in a saffron/orange robe, with a long white and red flower garland, bare arms and sandals, stands beside them. Other men in white dhotis stand and work in the background, and a blue plastic bin, wooden planks and a clay pot lie nearby.2009-12-21April 28 20152015-04-28June 19 20142014-06-19A photograph of a group of men gathered outdoors on a dirt ground beside thatched huts and palm trees, looking down at broken carved stone and terracotta fragments on the ground, including a large carved pillar-like piece and a stone head. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shawl, with glasses, extends his arm and points toward the fragments while speaking. Around him are men in orange and saffron robes, one in a green shawl and a few in pink-orange wraps. A long-haired man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands at the centre-right, and another man in orange with a gold necklace stands beside him. Cardboard boxes and a bamboo fence appear at the right edge.2009-12-30January 23 20102010-01-23December 21 20092009-12-21A red-earth construction site with rows of pale grey pre-cast concrete tiles laid out on the ground in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari stands at the edge of the tiles near a blue plastic chair and a wooden post. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a video camera, and another man in white shirt and trousers stands nearby. Behind them is a parked white vehicle, and a large bamboo frame structure with thatched roofing rises on the right, with palm trees and a small shrine-like structure in the background. A pile of cut vegetation lies in the distance.2008-04-06February 14 20072007-02-14