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Outdoor temple construction site with red-brown excavated earth, rebar cages and wooden formwork boxes, with coconut palms behind. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta holds a metal tray of wet cement or mortar toward another man in white who is partly visible at right. Behind them stands a man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, looking toward the workers. Several other people in white clothing work in the background, and a yellow vehicle is parked at right. Four or so people are prominent in the scene, with more visible in the distance.

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Outdoor construction site with red earth, concrete blocks and palm trees. Two men in white kurta-style clothes stand in the foreground; the man on the left smiles and holds out a round metal tray of wet cement or mortar toward the man on the right, who holds the other side. Behind them a figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala stands near a yellow and blue bus and a solar panel frame. The scene shows temple construction work, with rebar and a partly built structure visible.2006-12-09A photograph of a temple construction site with red-brown excavated earth, concrete foundation blocks and wooden formwork panels. Tall coconut palms line the background behind a yellow and blue bus and a white water tank. In the centre, a man with shoulder-length dark hair and a white kurta smiles while gesturing with a bangle on his wrist. Behind him, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, standing near a metal stand. At the right edge, a man in a white shirt faces away. Several workers in white and red clothing are visible in the distance.2006-12-09Outdoor photograph of a temple construction site with excavated red earth and stone blocks, tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl with a maroon border stands with his back to the camera at left. A smiling young man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands centre, reaching toward a worker in a white shirt who holds a flat tray of stone pieces. A person in orange robes stands further back near a yellow scaffold structure, and a red flag flies at upper right. A dark-haired head is partly visible at right edge.2006-12-09A photograph of a temple construction site under a clear sky with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe shovels wet grey concrete from a heap, while an older man in a checked shirt and orange-and-white striped head wrap works beside him, bending over the mix. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk in the background among sand piles and a red bucket and blue barrel. Black metal pans lie stacked in the lower right foreground.2006-12-09Outdoor temple construction site under a clear sky with palm trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, and is digging with a long-handled tool. Beside him an older man in a red-and-orange turban and a checkered shirt with a green lungi bends over the excavated earth. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, and an orange bucket sits on the left. Black stone slabs rest in the dirt in the foreground.2006-12-09December 19 20062006-12-19A photograph of a construction site with a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment, bare-chested with an orange shawl draped over his body, leaning forward and shovelling wet concrete or mortar with a long-handled tool at the bottom of a pit. A bright orange plastic bucket sits beside him and a metal form or mould stands at the right edge. Around him, men in white shirts, white dhotis and saffron robes stand or work in the dusty yard, with palm trees and trees in the background. A man in a dark red shirt gestures on the right. A depiction of a person of the same presentation (long swept hair, saffron garment, distinctive adornment) matches the page's description of a person supervising temple construction, so the figure is labelled a person.2006-12-09Outdoor photo of a temple foundation dig beneath tall coconut palms and a hazy sky. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe with an orange-and-maroon shawl and a red tilak on his forehead digs with a long-handled wooden spade, his wrist fitted with a bangle. Beside him a woman in an all-white garment bends over another spade in the excavated red earth. Behind them several more people in white and orange clothing work or stand among heaps of soil and a short concrete post. No one in the scene is confidently identified as a particular teacher, so no name is assigned to a physical person.2006-12-09Outdoor temple construction site with palm trees and dry earth. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, leans forward using a long-handled tool to work wet concrete or mortar in a pit. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand and work, and a bearded man in an orange-and-white checked turban and plaid shirt crouches at the lower right. Orange buckets, wooden formwork and a blue tarp sit on the ground. Several other figures in orange robes stand in the background.2006-12-09A photograph of a temple construction site with a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala working a wet concrete mix with a long wooden-handled tool. The figure has long, curly dark hair and wears an orange saffron wrap over the shoulders. Beside him, a man in a plaid shirt, orange head wrap and green lungi also works with a shovel. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts with mala necklaces stand on sandy ground among wooden forms, an orange bucket, a blue drum, palm trees and rubble.2006-12-09December 09 20062006-12-09A photograph of a temple construction site with sandy excavated ground, wooden formwork and a metal frame. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl faces away from the camera. At centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, barefoot, walks through the earth trench with a smile, lifting his cloth. Behind him, many men in white dhotis and shirts, and several in orange robes, work or watch among palm trees and a blue tarpaulin shelter.2006-12-09