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Outdoor photograph of a temple being consecrated. A white granite temple tower is wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, with several men in white dhotis and white shirts climbing its upper levels while others stand at the base. In the foreground, a line of people stands on a stone platform, including an elderly bare-chested man in a white dhoti, two men in saffron-orange robes, and a man in white dhoti and white shirt holding offerings. Women in red, pink and yellow saris and a man in a white shirt stand nearby. Behind them rises a steep rocky hill with green trees, and tall scaffolding frames a building at the right. Crowd members watch the proceedings in a festive gathering consistent with a mahakumbhabhishekam.

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February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18Outdoor photo of a large crowd on a flat stone courtyard beside a white temple tower being built, wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, with a second white shrine tower on the right. Many people stand around in conversation: several men in saffron/orange robes, some with shaved heads, one wearing an orange turban-like wrap; men in white dhotis and white shirts; a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti; a few women in orange saris. A man in a light blue shirt climbs the scaffolding on the right. A small stone shrine with a pink flower garland sits on the left beside a row of white railings and kalasha-topped pillars. Hazy hills and trees stretch behind.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A rooftop temple scene under hazy sky beside a pale tiered gopuram wrapped in bamboo scaffolding. A small grey stone shrine with a flowered garland on its top stands on a white-draped platform, with a second stone shrine behind it. A crowd of around two dozen people in saffron robes, white dhotis and white shirts gathers around the shrine, with several saffron-clad sannyasis and a man in white holding a red-draped object near the centre. Some onlookers in the background photograph the scene. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so no specific identification is made.2008-02-18October 01 20062006-10-01Outdoor construction site with red earth ground. A scaffolded timber frame supports a freshly poured concrete slab on a rectangular structure, with workers standing and crouching on top and a yellow crane arm extended above. In the foreground, a cluster of people dressed in white walk across the dirt: a woman in a long white dress and white head covering, a man in white dhoti-style garments, and a figure with an orange turban at right. Dense green trees and palm trees frame the background, and a low boundary wall runs along the left.2006-12-19Outdoor photo on a flat concrete rooftop of a temple under construction, with rows of white ornamental finials along the parapet and a stone shikhara-style tower at top. A large group of men in saffron and orange robes stands clustered at left near a wooden scaffold ladder, some wearing orange shawls and one with a red-orange headwrap. In the center, a saffron-robed figure with a bare head and orange wrap stands facing away with hands together, near another orange-robed person. At right, a bare-chested worker in white dhoti and a man in white with a red-bordered cloth stand near a large white sheet on the roof. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a camera-bag strap at upper right, and figures in yellow and white dhotis appear at the edges.2008-02-18October 01 20062006-10-01