Outdoor construction site at a temple foundation, with a deep excavated pit and piled red-brown earth behind. To the left, three people in white dhoti and kurta stand near an orange-robed companion. A workman in a white vest works down in the pit, another man in a checked lungi stands at the right beside a red-and-white painted wall, and trees fill the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor construction site at a temple foundation, with a deep excavated pit and piled red-brown earth behind. To the left, three people in white dhoti and kurta stand near an orange-robed companion. A workman in a white vest works down in the pit, another man in a checked lungi stands at the right beside a red-and-white painted wall, and trees fill the background.

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Outdoor photo at a temple foundation excavation site with reddish-brown earth and dug pits. Four people stand at the pit edge, three with their backs to the camera. On the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a white shawl stands barefoot; next to him, another in white shirt and white dhoti with gold border. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre and right; the right-hand figure, in saffron with a bare shoulder, leans on a wooden staff beside a stone block and turns toward the camera. Workers in the trench and a man in a striped shirt and checked lungi stand in the background amid trees and mounds of soil.

Outdoor construction site with excavated reddish-brown earth and a pit. A man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a flowing saffron/orange garment stands at center holding a long wooden staff, wearing orange sandals. Behind him, workers dig in the pit: one in a white vest and green head cloth, another in a light shirt with a striped head wrap, and a man in a striped shirt and checked lungi stands at the right edge. A granite block lies on the ground at left, with green shrubs and trees behind.

Outdoors on a bare red-brown earth site, five men stand around an excavated foundation pit. On the left a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a long saffron-orange wrap and stands with one hand on his hip while leaning on a wooden digging tool with a stone base. Next to him a man with curly hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange wrap over an orange dhoti with red border, hands clasped. Two men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand to the right, and a man in orange wrap with hands folded stands beside them. Behind them are stacked red bricks and green grass with a water tap.

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Outdoor 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.

Outdoor ritual on bare dry ground before a firepit lined with a yellow-filled trough. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe stands center-front, hands raised in blessing. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold ritual items: one holds a silver deity murti in an arched frame, another holds a brass kalasha, and another holds a tall gold-tipped staff. A man behind wears a trident-marked orange garment. Palm trees and a copper tower appear behind; a woman in white sits at the right edge.

October 25 2006

A 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.

Outdoor photograph on a dirt site with palm trees and a grassy field behind. A tall figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands at right, holding a wooden walking staff and wearing dark sandals; the appearance of this figure is consistent with a Swamiji (probable), and the figure is shown with a distinctive long hair and saffron-orange robe cue. Beside him, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with glasses and an orange shawl points gesturally toward the ground. Two younger men in white and orange shawls stand at left, and another man in an orange wrap and white dhoti stands in the middle distance. At far right, a man in orange shawl and white clothing holds a cup. Behind them lie a sand pile, a concrete pipe section and a short fence line with a palm grove beyond.

Outdoor photograph on a grassy slope with shrubs and trees, with an unfinished construction site behind them showing brick walls and exposed earth. A young man with long dark wavy hair and bare shoulders, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, walks at left holding a long thin staff. Beside him, an older bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl walks with a second man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl. A partially visible figure in an orange wrap stands at the right edge. A few distant people are seen near rocks and walls.

Outdoor photo at a rustic village-style compound with thatched sheds and palm trees. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands centre-right with hands folded at his chest, while a bearded man in a green shawl and a white-clad older man with glasses stand beside saint-like figures in orange. Several robed men in orange and a man in white shirt stand around. In the foreground two men in the lower right crouch on the dirt, working on a wooden object. A blue gas cylinder and a truck are visible in the background. The page references a 30 December 2009 medical camp, but the image itself shows no medical services.

Outdoor photo of a temple construction site with red-brown excavated earth in the foreground. A shaved-headed person in an orange saffron robe and orange cloth swings a pickaxe. Beside them, a person in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange waist sash lifts a clump of earth. Other devotees in white and orange clothing work and kneel in the dug trenches, and a scaffold frame and a few trees stand in the background under a clear blue sky.