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A construction site of a temple foundation in dry red-brown earth with palm trees behind it and a yellow vehicle and scaffolding at the edge. In the foreground a young woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and beaded necklaces holds a metal tray of wet cement or mortar with a smile. Beside her, women in white and red shawls carry similar trays of mortar, one woman in a white sari with a long braid, and a worker in a grey vest stands at the right. A tall bamboo scaffold rises at right, and concrete pillars stand in the trench.

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A photograph of a temple construction site on open dirt ground with scattered rubble and a bamboo scaffold tower at right, flanked by coconut palms under a clear sky. Several people in white clothing work together: a man on the left in a white shirt wears rudraksha beads and a pendant, and a man in the centre wears a white shirt and dhoti and carries a tray. A woman in white handles a tray near the scaffold, and a woman at right in a red shawl also carries a tray. A figure in orange robes stands among them. A man at centre-right in a grey vest and white clothing, with sunglasses, stands near the work. Dark soil is heaped in the foreground, and a wooden frame and stones are nearby.2006-12-09A construction site on sandy ground with palm trees and clear blue sky. In the foreground, two young women hold a shallow metal tray of wet concrete between them; the woman on the left wears a white blouse and a long black braid with a dark beaded necklace, and the woman on the right wears a lavender top with a floral print and silver bangles. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari smiles and stands near steel rebar and concrete pillars. Several people in white and orange clothing move around the site, and a few wooden forms and piles of excavated earth are visible.2006-12-09Outdoor temple construction site with reddish-brown earth, rebar cages and palm trees under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, several women in white saris with braided hair carry and pass earth or material on a flat tray; a man in a beige kurta stands at left. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange robes and white ritual clothes work among the foundations. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands center-right, appearing to supervise the work, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone. The site includes concrete formwork and scattered tools.2006-12-09 +2 copiesA construction site at an ashram, with sandy ground, concrete block walls and rebar posts in the background beside a single-storey building with a red-tiled roof. Several people in saffron-orange robes, including a shaved-headed young monastic at left and a bald man in orange beside him, carry shallow metal trays of earth or material. Women in white saris with orange shawls and a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border work alongside them, some kneeling to fill trays, while others in white stand in the background. Trees and a blue sky complete the scene.A construction site with palm trees and clear blue sky. In the foreground, a woman with her back to the camera wears a red-bordered shawl. A young woman in a white dress with a red shawl and beaded necklace stands beside a rebar frame set in an excavated pit. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with rudraksha mala beads and tilak on his forehead, stands at right with work gloves. Another woman in white with a long braid and a red shawl stands nearby. Behind them, people in white and orange robes work among trenches and building materials, with a tall flagpole at upper right.2006-12-09Outdoor construction-site scene under palm trees on bare red earth, with stacked red bricks and a yellow excavator and trucks behind. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti stands at left, holding a metal plate of reddish earth or sand that a line of women in saris and shawls are receiving. A woman in a pink top and white dhoti-style skirt kneels at left placing bricks, and a woman in a red headscarf and orange-yellow sari stands in the line. Several more people in saris and dhotis stand in the background, many in white and beige, near a wire fence.2006-12-22December 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor temple construction site with bare red earth, palm trees and green trees under a clear sky. Many people work on foundations: men and women in white clothing and saffron-orange robes carry baskets and tools, and several saffron-robed figures stand near wooden formwork frames set into the ground. A long-haired person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right, with a blue cloth behind them. A woman with a long braid in a white sari stands in the foreground facing the work. Concrete blocks and a boundary wall stand in the background.2006-12-09A photograph of an outdoor construction site with reddish-brown excavated earth, wooden formwork frames and stacked bricks. Several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments work and gather around the pit under a clear blue sky, with palm trees and a leafy tree behind a low wall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a long braid stands with her back to the camera, and beside her a woman in a blue floral sari and a man in a beige long-sleeved shirt face the work area. Another woman in a white sari with a braid bends forward, reaching toward the dirt. Some workers in white and orange clothing stand near the site, and a few others are visible at the edges.2006-12-09December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a construction site with red earth, rebar and concrete formwork. In the foreground, a woman in a white blouse with a long braid and dark beaded necklace holds a flat metal plate toward another woman in a white sari with a lavender floral shawl, a black mala necklace and a tilak on her forehead; they appear to exchange the plate. Behind them, several women in white saris and men in white and saffron-orange robes stand among the excavation, with a water tank on a tower and tall trees under a clear sky.2006-12-09Outdoor construction site at Aadhi Kailasa with reddish-brown earth, stacked stone rubble and a few vertical metal posts. In the foreground a figure with a tall orange head wrap and white robe, seen from behind, reaches toward two men in white kurta-style shirts with orange waist sashes and white dhotis. The man on the left, smiling and barefoot, hands a shallow tray or basket of material to the man in the middle. Palm trees and leafy trees fill the background under a pale sky, with another worker in white and workers in the far background.2006-12-19