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A photograph of an outdoor ritual site with a large grey stone Ganesha statue being lifted by a yellow mobile crane with a telescopic boom and Nitaphi-style lettering. Bamboo scaffolding stands on the left beside tall palm trees. A seated young person in an orange robe and white chair sits in the foreground, while a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white shirts, pink, green and blue saris and salwar stands watching. A man in a saffron-brown dhoti stands near the statue, and a few men in white attend the work. Brass kalasha-style offering vessels and small items rest on a cloth on the ground, and a pile of red earth lies nearby.

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Outdoor construction site beside palm trees and bamboo scaffolding. A large dark stone Ganesha murti with a trunk is being lifted by a yellow mobile crane whose hook is attached to it. In front, a figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a white chair in the foreground, facing the scene. Around the site, a group of people in white ritual clothes, a woman in a yellow sari, and a monk in a brown-orange robe stand watching. A mound of red earth, bricks and blue metal sheets lie nearby.2006-12-22Outdoor construction scene on bare dirt beside palm trees. A large grey stone deity murti is suspended by a yellow crane with black-and-yellow striped boom and cable, being lifted near a bamboo scaffold tower. A woman in an orange saffron robe sits in the foreground, smiling, with a white cloth draped over a chair; a man in white clothes bends forward beside her. A row of standing people in white, blue, pink and green saris and kurtas watches the lift. Brick piles, rebar and brass puja items lie on the ground.2006-12-22Outdoors on a dirt ground lined with palm trees, a long-haired man in a saffron/orange robe sits on a white plastic chair with his hands together, facing a crowd. Beside him a large grey stone statue of a seated deity murti is suspended from the hook of a yellow crane, with a bamboo scaffold and a tall pillar structure behind. Around 30 onlookers stand watching, including women in saris and salwar kameez, young people in white, and men in white dhotis. A woman in orange and a man in white walk across the ground in the background.2006-12-22A dusty outdoor construction site beside coconut palms and a low compound wall. A large dark stone sculpture hangs from the hook of a yellow NRM crane labelled ESCORTS, with chains attached. A seated woman in a bright orange sari sits on a white plastic chair at left, hands clasped, watching. Nearby, a man in white kurta and dhoti gestures while several men in white and casual shirts stand by. Behind them, a group of women in white saris and men in shirts watch the lifting of the statue.2006-12-22Outdoors on bare dirt ground beside palm trees, a figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped chair facing a large grey stone statue being lifted by a yellow crane with bamboo scaffolding. A crowd of about twenty people in white, blue, green and orange clothes stands watching the statue. A man in white with a grey moustache stands nearby, and a woman in an orange sari stands in the background. A deity murti or sculpture is being raised, with a rope hanging from the statue. Two people stand at the left edge wearing white.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A woman in an orange sari sits on a white plastic chair at left, hands clasped in her lap, watching a yellow Escorts crane vehicle at right with a hook and cable hanging from its boom. Behind it, two men in white dhotis and shirts walk across a dirt compound toward a half-built concrete wall, with palm trees and a metal-framed structure under a shade roof behind them. Several other people in white and casual clothes stand near the wall at left. A blue mat lies on the ground beside the chair.2006-12-22Outdoor scene at an ashram-like compound on a dirt road lined with palm and tropical trees. A yellow forklift with a large stone sculpture on its forks is being moved, while white-clad men and a man in orange stand nearby. On the right, several carved stone and painted deity murti figures are displayed on white-painted wooden stands set atop grey concrete blocks, with devotees in white and light clothing tending them. In the foreground, a man with a white moustache and white shirt and dhoti stands with arms folded, and a woman in orange draped cloth sits on a white chair with her back to the camera, facing the murtis. A white-walled building with a green roof and a printed banner stands behind. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2006-12-22Outdoor construction site under a clear blue sky with palm trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over his body and carrying an orange cloth, walks past a large grey granite block carved with scrollwork panels. Behind him, a yellow Escorts crane and workers in white and muted clothing move among piles of red earth and stone slabs. A boy in a rust-orange shirt stands at right beside a wooden pole. The scene reflects the building of a temple complex.