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A dim, unfinished stone interior at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe draped over bare shoulders and holds a flat black tray or plate with an engraved design at chest height, with a white powdery substance on the ledge in front of him. Two people in white ritual clothing stand behind him: one on the left, partly turned away, and one on the right, a woman in white with a white cloth over her arm. A dark bag and rough brick walls are visible in the background.

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December 11 20062006-12-11December 12 20062006-12-12December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph taken from above of a seated man in orange robes and long dark hair, kneeling on a flat grey stone slab inside a dim, unfinished sanctum. He holds a brass lamp with a bright flame and an orange-brown bowl, with a small brass vessel below, while his hands are cupped near the flame. Surrounding him are standing people in white dhotis and white garments with red borders, some with orange sashes, and a man in white holding a brass horn-shaped instrument on the left. A small patterned mat lies behind him, and bamboo poles are visible at the top. Ritual lamp offering at the garbha consecration site.2006-12-11December 12 20062006-12-12A dim, smoky workshop photograph showing four men at a metal casting area. In the foreground right, a man in an orange shawl with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper arm stands with an open palm extended toward a worktable. To his left, a man in white kurta and orange shawl gestures with his hand, and behind him a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and red rudraksha-style cord, wearing a wristwatch, looks on. At the far right, a man in white shirt and glasses stands beside wooden poles and a metal tool. Stone block walls form the backdrop.2006-12-10Night photograph at an outdoor construction site with a dark background and a low wall behind. In the centre a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders and an orange cloth wrap, standing with hands folded and eyes closed. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with a red bag and a folded orange cloth. Several other people in white stand in the background near a blue barrel. Exposed rebar and a white hose lie on the ground in the foreground.2006-12-10December 11 20062006-12-11A night-time photograph at a temple construction site, with a dark background and lit foreground. A man in the foreground wears an orange turban, an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange-saffron robe with dark rudraksha beads at his chest. He extends his right arm, holding a long orange-handled tool or rod pointed toward excavated reddish earth below. Behind him, a woman in a white shawl with a red bindi stands near a stack of construction timber and stone blocks. A partially visible person in white clothing stands at the left edge, and another orange-clad figure appears at the right edge. Visible text in the lower right reads a pedia source creditNight photograph at an outdoor stone-carving work site under a tarpaulin with a faded printed image. Stone slabs and tools lie on the left, and a fluorescent tube light hangs from a pole. Two saffron-robed men stand on dirt ground among stone blocks; the foreground man in a white dhoti and orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and has long hair, the man beside him wears a saffron robe and sandals and has shoulder-length hair, and two more men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a figure in a white dhoti stand farther back. Several onlookers and a vehicle are in the dim background. No deity murti or ritual fire is visible.2006-12-10Night photograph taken under a white tarpaulin canopy supported by wooden poles at an outdoor stone platform. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange wrap, stands on the stone slab. a person: the long hair, orange wrap and bare-chested presentation fit the page's description, though the face is not used for identification. Beside him, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl kneels and holds a small offering, while other people in white and orange sit or stand nearby. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a red cloth lies on the stone in front.2006-12-10Night photograph at a construction site for the Sri Anandaeswara Temple at Adi Kailasha. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban, orange shawl and long orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair, holds a long wooden implement with an orange tip over a mound of freshly dug reddish earth. Beside him, a figure in orange robes stands at the right edge. Behind, a woman in white with a white shawl and another person in white stand in the dark background, with a low wall and construction materials visible. The scene is lit mainly by a dim light source.