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October 28 20162016-10-28 +2 copiesOctober 28 20162016-10-28 +1 copiesA worker in a brown sleeveless top, blue jeans and a checked head wrap stands on a stack of grey granite slabs, reaching toward them while a black crane hook with orange-and-black striped hazard markings hangs above. A tan lifting strap lies across the stones. Behind him, another worker bends over more slabs, a third man in white stands at left holding a long tool, and bamboo and a stone wall frame the sandy construction yard.2016-10-26 +1 copiesA barefoot man in an orange cap bearing a Nithyanandapedia logo and a pale yellow patterned shirt with rolled-up grey trousers bends over a row of grey stone Shivalingam-shaped moulds set in a red-edged concrete channel. He holds a small hammer in one hand and a chisel or trowel in the other, working on the base of a mould where grey grit and dust lie. Other similar lingam-and-base forms and a heap of grey sand sit nearby, with wet concrete and gravel around them.December 18 20102010-12-18A worker in a pink full-sleeve shirt, plaid lungi and a red-and-white checked head cloth squats on dusty red earth, shaping a grey granite slab with a chisel and hammer. A yellow measuring tape lies across the stone and chips are scattered around it. Behind him is a large heap of crushed grey stone, more cut slabs lean on the ground, and a white plastic chair stands among construction debris, at an outdoor stone-working site.2006-12-19November 18 20162016-11-18December 19 20062006-12-19A photograph of an outdoor temple grounds with palm trees and several dark stone deity sculptures. In the centre, a person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a low orange seat inside a circular stone-lined pit. A brass vessel sits beside them, and a large dark lingam draped with flower garlands stands on an orange-red pedestal behind them. Striped and red banners hang on a tall pole at left, and woven mats lie on the ground.2010-10-16Outdoor photo of people digging soil beneath large spreading trees. In the foreground, a man with short grey hair in a dark grey t-shirt and dark trousers swings a pickaxe into reddish-brown earth, with a beaded mala necklace and bracelets visible. Behind him, a person in a bright orange sannyasi-style outfit stands barefoot, and others in orange and white clothing dig in the background. A woman in a red top with a backpack stands at right. Loose soil and small tools lie on the ground.2016-09-11December 19 20062006-12-19October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copies