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A photograph of a dirt yard in front of a red-walled building with a green corrugated metal roof. Stacks of white and red bricks line the foreground. Four or five men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around the bricks, handling bundles of firewood and sticks; one wears an orange shawl. A green tarpaulin and a plastic sheet lie among the bricks, and white cloths hang on a line at left. Orange marigolds grow beside the building at right. Dry sticks are scattered on the ground at the bottom edge.

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A photograph of an outdoor work area beside a red brick building with a green corrugated metal roof. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts carry bundles of sticks and wood near neat stacks of red bricks laid on grass and dirt. One person in the group wears an orange cloth over a white garment. A pale tarpaulin lies over part of the pile, and white cloths hang on a line at left. Scattered sticks and stones lie on the bare ground in the foreground.2006-08-16A photograph of an ashram walkway beside a red-walled building with a green corrugated metal roof and a covered porch. Two figures walk on a dirt path in the foreground: a person in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl and a dark pendant, and a person in a full orange-saffron robe with sandals. To the right, three men in white ashram clothes with rudraksha-style necklaces stand with hands joined in greeting. Yellow flowering shrubs, palm trees and laundry hang in the background under a cloudy sky.2006-10-07Four people stand on bare reddish earth at a temple construction site beside a small red building with a green corrugated metal roof, a golden finial and a red flag on a pole. Piles of cut stones lie to the left and behind. On the far left, a long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe and shawl leans on a wooden walking stick. Next to them, a person in saffron-orange clothing stands with hands folded. A person in a white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth over the shoulder stands at center, and a person in orange robes stands at the right, looking down at the ground. A single rock sits on the earth in the foreground. Palm trees and overhead power lines frame the scene under an overcast sky.2006-10-25A photograph of a group of young students in plain white shirts and white dhoti-style or kurta-style clothing standing on dirt ground beside a red brick building with a green corrugated metal roof and lattice-patterned windows. Several pupils gather around a small stack of bricks; one boy bends over at the far right, another stands with a hand raised, and a few wear sandals. The scene is an ordinary daytime school or ashram campus setting with patchy grass.2006-10-06A photograph of people walking along a dirt path in front of a red-walled building with a green corrugated metal roof, a green door, and a covered open porch to the right. Yellow flowering shrubs line the wall and palm trees stand behind. In the foreground, a man on the left wears white kurta-style clothing with an orange shawl and walks barefoot-looking in sandals. In the centre, a younger man in white clothes with an orange stole walks with a lanyard. Behind them, three men in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in a greeting posture beside the porch.2006-10-07Outdoor photo at an earthen ground beside a green-roofed red building with palm trees behind. Several men in white ritual clothes, some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces, stand around a long low structure covered by a blue, red and cream striped cloth. One man in white in the left foreground holds white bricks, while others carry bricks and stand in a line on the right. A pile of white bricks lies in the lower left and a green plastic jerrycan sits beside the covered mound.2006-09-05Outdoor photograph of a group digging red earth at a construction site beside a single-storey red building with a green corrugated metal roof and a flagpole. Several people in orange or saffron robes and several in white clothes dig with spades and shovels in a trench. A pile of grey stone blocks and rubble lies behind them, with palm trees and a power line overhead. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot watching the work. The scene suggests ashram temple construction labour.2006-11-20Outdoor scene on a dirt path at a construction site, with stacked grey concrete blocks, a thatched shelter and young trees. Several men in saffron/orange robes walk in a loose group, some carrying long orange-tipped poles and a few holding books or small items. Men in plain white kurtas and white dhotis stand and walk alongside them, one in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border. A woman in an orange sari with long dark hair walks near the centre-right. A man in a saffron robe with a shoulder bag stands at the right edge.2006-09-16November 23 20062006-11-23July 12 20062006-07-12July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor ritual on bare earth before a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof. Rows of practitioners sit cross-legged on blue tarpaulins behind low square stacks of white bricks that form fire altars. Most wear white clothes with orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together before the central brick altar, with a brass plate, a bowl and small vessels beside him. At left, a rack of small clay oil lamps, some lit, and a brass tray with yellow flowers sit on a cloth. A red flower lies on the white cloth in the lower left corner.