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A group of about a dozen men and boys digs a sandy pit on a dirt ground in front of a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof and a tall flagpole with a red flag. Several in saffron/orange robes, including a shaved-headed man in the left foreground with an orange shawl, and others in white dhotis and shirts, use spades and shovels to turn soil. Piles of broken stone, bricks and timber lie to the left, with palm trees and buildings behind. The scene reflects groundwork for temple construction at the ashram. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the shaved-headed man in orange is a priest or devotee.

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Outdoor photograph of a group digging red earth at a construction site beside a single-storey red building with a green corrugated metal roof and a flagpole. Several people in orange or saffron robes and several in white clothes dig with spades and shovels in a trench. A pile of grey stone blocks and rubble lies behind them, with palm trees and a power line overhead. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot watching the work. The scene suggests ashram temple construction labour.2006-11-20A photograph of an outdoor construction site with reddish-brown soil piled in mounds. Several people in saffron-orange robes with red borders dig with pickaxes and shovels, some bending low to strike the ground. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands among them, and another in a white shirt works at the front with a pickaxe. Behind them are a concrete wall and stone blocks, with a woman in a white sari and a woman in a pink-and-white patterned sari nearby. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2006-12-09A dusty outdoor construction site with red-brown earth mounds under a clear pale sky, trees and a low stone wall behind. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a pink border leans forward, holding a long-handled digging tool into the soil. To the right, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands with bare arms and gold bracelets, and others in white and orange work nearby. Several workers in white and orange are bent over digging, and a woman in orange with long dark hair sits on the left beside a small pot.2006-12-09Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees digging and clearing red-brown earth at a construction site, apparently for a temple foundation. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear saffron/orange robes with orange cloths tied at the waist. Some carry shovels and digging tools; one man in orange with a shaved head works with a pick, and a bare-chested man in white crouches at right with a trowel. Behind them are a low concrete wall, a tree line and a utility pole with a floodlight. A small orange-robed figure in the lower left foreground watches the work. No clearly identifiable a person is visible; the people are ashram devotees and brahmacharis performing seva.2006-11-20December 12 20062006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple construction site with fresh red-brown earth piled in heaps. Several monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders dig and shovel the soil; one bends forward with a spade and another holds a shovel. Some bald and some with short hair, they work beside workers in white clothing. Behind them stand a low stone boundary wall, palm and green trees, and a metal pipe fitting at the lower right. Two women in white and a red-patterned sari watch from the left. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this frame.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.2006-12-09A photograph of a temple construction site with palm trees behind. In the foreground, several people dig into a mound of reddish-brown earth with shovels and hoes. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes bends forward to dig, while nearby a woman in a red blouse and white sari holds a tray. In the centre and right, three men in saffron-orange robes, some with a sash over one shoulder, work the soil with tools. Additional people in white clothing stand in the background.2006-12-09Outdoor construction site with deep excavated trenches and piles of red-brown earth. Many people in orange and white clothing stand and walk among the mounds: saffron-robed figures and white-clad devotees, with a few men in work clothes shovelling soil in the foreground, one wearing a teal cap and another a blue shirt. A blue plastic drum, a metal basin and pipes sit in the pit. Palm and leafy trees, a small pink building, a white car and a tall lamp post frame the background under a pale sky. +1 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor construction-site scene at an ashram: a large square pit with concrete rim dug into dirt ground, with a bamboo ladder and a man in orange robes crouched at its edge. Around it, roughly two dozen people in orange and white garments work with buckets, pans and shovels, some with shaved heads, women in orange saris and men in white kurtas. Orange marigold petals are scattered on the concrete rim. Behind, piles of rubble, palm trees and a red-brick building with a green metal roof and a small flag stand under hazy sky. A man in a green checked lungi stands near the pit. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person candidate is present.2006-11-20