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A photograph of an outdoor temple construction site on a dry, sandy plot with piles of red earth, wooden scaffolding and a tall metal pole in the foreground. Many people are scattered across the site, several wearing saffron-orange robes and others in white clothes, including women in white saris and a woman in a mustard-yellow top. Behind them stands a dense group of large green trees under a clear blue sky, with a low concrete boundary wall. A seated figure in a white shirt and a folding chair are visible at right.

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A dusty construction site under a clear blue sky with trees and palms behind a concrete boundary wall. Devotees in orange saffron robes and white dhotis and saris dig and work in the red earth, with a few people in plain white clothing among them. A tall figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at left holding a walking staff, while another in orange sits on a white plastic chair nearby. Rebar-topped concrete pillars and bamboo poles stand at right, with a blue tarpaulin and a palm tree beyond. The scene shows temple foundation work in progress.2006-12-09Outdoor construction site on bare reddish earth beside a low concrete boundary wall, with tall trees and palms under a clear blue sky. A figure in the left foreground with long dark hair and bare chest wears an orange cloth and carries a long staff; a white plastic chair sits beside him. Several people in orange robes, some with shaved heads, dig and shovel soil into a mound, and a few wear orange waist cloths. Others in white dhotis and white shirts, and women in white saris, walk or work around the site. Bamboo poles and a blue tarpaulin stand in the background.2006-12-09A photograph of an outdoor temple construction site with bare red earth, wooden formwork frames and rebar cages set into foundation pits. Many people work across the scene: a number wear saffron/orange robes and others wear white dhotis or shirts. Several workers carry buckets and tools while others stand among the excavated earth. A low grey boundary wall, tall trees and a blue tarpaulin frame the background under a clear sky.2006-12-09A construction site with bare earth, dirt mounds and concrete foundation walls, with a large leafy tree behind. Many people in saffron-orange robes work and walk across the dusty ground. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot past a pile of earth. At the centre-right a long-haired figure in an orange robe with an orange beaded necklace and a wooden staff walks forward; the appearance is that of a person, though the cues are not conclusive. Other workers in white and orange clothes and a woman in a red and white sari are nearby, with a blue tarpaulin and metal scaffolding at the edges.2006-12-09A temple construction site with bare earth, piles of sand and soil, stacked wooden poles and a low concrete wall under construction. Many people in saffron-orange robes, mostly women and some men, move about carrying materials and working. A few figures in white clothing stand among them, including a person in white near the right edge and a figure in white seated on the ground. A blue tarpaulin tent stands at the right, with a row of tall trees and palms behind the site under a clear blue sky.2006-12-09A photograph of an outdoor construction site under a clear blue sky, with tall trees and palm trees behind a concrete boundary wall. Many people in saffron-orange robes, mostly with bare or shaved heads, walk and work across sandy, excavated ground, some carrying tools and materials, while a few men in white dhotis and shirts stand among them. Stacked grey concrete blocks, a blue tarpaulin shelter and a white pole are visible. No individual can be identified as a person with confidence, so he is not described as present.2006-12-09Outdoor construction site with excavated red-brown soil mounds and a partly built concrete plinth in the background. Several people in saffron-orange robes and white clothing are digging, carrying tools and working at ground level. In the foreground at left, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and holds a long wooden staff. Behind her, a man in an orange robe and white dhoti stands near a white plastic chair. Tall green trees and a clear blue sky fill the background, and a metal pipe with a valve sits at lower right.2006-12-09Outdoor 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.2006-12-09Outdoor temple construction site on bare reddish earth with large mounds of soil and a low concrete boundary wall behind. Many people in orange robes and white ritual clothes dig, shovel and carry materials. In the foreground a figure in a plain orange robe with long dark hair stands holding a long walking stick, while a plain white plastic chair sits empty. A man in white clothes bends over the soil with a tool. Large leafy trees and a clear blue sky fill the background, and a tarpaulin shelter stands at right. Some people wear white dhotis and shirts, others orange robes.2006-12-09A construction site beside a large leafy tree under a clear blue sky. A group of about twenty people in orange and saffron garments and white robes stands on a mound of red earth, watching the work. Several women in orange saris and a man in a light grey shirt and white dhoti are in the foreground, with a man in a purple shirt and white cloth at the left edge. Behind them, a grey block wall and stacked piles of red soil surround excavated foundation trenches with metal formwork frames. A black water tank sits on a metal stand at left, and a few workers in white are scattered across the site.2006-12-09December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a construction site at an ashram, with raw red-brown earth mounds and a concrete foundation in the foreground. Several monastics in saffron-orange robes stand among the workers; a young man in orange on the right wears a shawl and a bare-headed figure in a white dhoti and white shirt walks beside a woman in white. On the far right, a tall figure in an orange turban and orange robe stands at the edge of the excavation. Blue water buckets, a white tarpaulin shelter on poles, a stone wall and palm and tree foliage complete the scene.2006-12-12