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A photograph of an outdoor ritual site with a stone-rimmed platform in the foreground. Two men in saffron orange robes stand at the platform; the taller one on the left, with long dark hair and bare chest under a draped orange cloth, reaches toward a stone, while the man beside him has long hair, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant necklace, a tilak and a red-and-black headband. A seated man in a white kurta with an orange shawl, with a mobile phone at his chest, rests his hand on the platform. A young boy with a bare chest and beads stands at right. Chunks of stone and a wooden pestle lie on the ground, and trees and a wooden frame stand behind them.

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A photograph of an outdoor construction or consecration site beside tall green trees. In the centre, two standing men wear saffron-orange robes: the foreground figure has long dark wavy hair and a shawl draped over bare shoulders, and beside him a bearded sadhu wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a white tilak on his forehead and hair coiled on his head. Behind them a man in white stands, and at the left foreground a seated young man in orange sash and white clothes sits near a stone basin. Two shirtless boys in orange cloths sit on the raised concrete platform at right, and a man in white watches from the far right. Stone pieces, a wooden pole and a metal bucket sit on the concrete edge, with a wooden frame and a red brick wall behind.2006-12-13Outdoor photo of two saffron-robed men standing on a raised concrete platform before green trees. The man on the left, bare-chested with long dark hair, wears an orange shawl and points forward with his right hand. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a white forehead mark, a red headband, and a wooden rudraksha mala with a large ceremonial pendant, his hands folded at his waist. Behind them stand men in white kurtas with orange shawls, a shirtless boy, a man in white with a black cap, and a wooden cross-shaped frame. A metal pan holding grey material and a bucket sit at the platform's edge in the foreground.2006-12-13A candid outdoor photograph at a concrete-edged stone platform with a bamboo pole and a metal bucket in the foreground. Four men in orange ochre cloth stand near a brick-and-cream wall with dense green trees behind. The central figure in a loose orange wrap has long dark hair and stands with his hands at his waist. A bare-chested young boy in an orange cloth wears a sacred ash line on his forehead and holds a small metal cup. A man at the right wears a white kurta with an orange shawl. A fourth man at left in orange has white markings on his forehead. No signage is readable.2006-12-13A photograph at an outdoor construction site among carved grey granite blocks, wooden scaffolding poles and rubble. In the foreground, a long-haired bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle stands beside a carved stone structure. Beside him, a young person in orange robes with long dark hair walks barefoot among stone pieces. Behind them, a barefoot boy in white and a man in white stand near a brick wall, and several more people in white and orange clothing watch from the background. The scene shows stone carving and temple-related construction work.2006-12-13A photograph of a construction site with cut granite blocks, stone rubble and wooden poles. In the foreground, two men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot over dirt; the man on the left wears a rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant, a red-and-white band across his forehead and a bracelet, and gestures toward the stonework, while the man on the right in an orange wrap points toward the granite. A bearded man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks behind them. Behind a low stone wall, several people in white dhotis and saffron garments stand watching. A carved granite pedestal with floral relief sits at the left edge.2006-12-13Outdoor photo at a construction site with raw earth, stone blocks and bamboo poles. Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk forward on dirt. The left figure has a long beard, a headband, a rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant and bracelets, and is barefoot. The figure beside him in a saffron robe has long dark hair and vibhuti on the forehead and walks barefoot. Behind them a man in white ritual dhoti and a young boy in a saffron cloth with a small shoulder bag walk. Seated devotees in orange and white sit on the left, and people in white stand near a stone wall and trees in the background.2006-12-13A photograph at an outdoor construction site beside a large grey stone structure with carved edges and a red-and-white cable running across it. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a forehead marking points at the stone while speaking. Beside him a bearded man in an orange robe wears a tall crown-like headpiece with a white forehead marking, a gold pendant and long wooden beads. On the left a man in a white garment with an orange shawl stands at the stone. On the right, several shirtless boys in white dhotis and orange cloths, with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, watch, and one boy raises a small camera. A man in a white shirt stands behind them. Trees and shrubs fill the background, and a low red wall with scattered sacks and debris lies nearby.2006-12-13Outdoor photo of a construction site for a temple foundation. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and orange sandals stands at the edge of an excavated trench, holding a wooden staff in one hand and gesturing outward with the other. Below him, workers dig in the trench: one in a white shirt and striped head cloth bends down, another in a white vest and grey shorts stands in the pit, and a man in a grey shirt stands at the left edge. A man in a striped shirt and checked green lungi stands on the right near a raised earthen platform. A large dressed granite block lies on the ground in the foreground, with trees and shrubs behind the excavation.2006-10-25April 02 20122012-04-02A photograph of a standing man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap garment and matching orange cloth, holding a long wooden staff and wearing orange slippers, with a red tilak on his forehead. He stands at the edge of an excavated dirt pit at an outdoor construction site. Behind him, workers in checked lungis and a striped shirt stand nearby, and another worker in a white shirt and a cloth head wrap kneels inside the pit. Stacked earth, a granite block and shrubs and trees fill the background.2006-10-25Outdoor photo at a temple construction site. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and torso stands in the centre, eyes half-closed, hands clasped low. Behind him a younger man in an orange-red shirt stands near stacked grey stone blocks and a rubble pile; a person in a white shirt and glasses stands at the right edge. Light stone boundary wall, red earth mounds, scaffolding poles and green trees complete the setting. Pale slabs lie on the ground in the foreground beside an orange cloth and a metal rod.Outdoor photograph of a homa fire pit being prepared on a dirt ground in front of a low stone-block wall with greenery behind. In the centre a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a saffron cloth tied at the head stands barefoot. Beside him a younger man in orange robes bends down near a metal plate, and two men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand at the right. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the far left. The square fire pit is built of white bricks with a small plant set in the centre. A blue-green tarpaulin lies on the ground, and a wooden peetha-style seat is at the right. 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