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Outdoor construction site with raw red-brown earth, stacked pale stone blocks, and tall coconut palms behind. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands with one hand on the hip, looking toward the works. Several onlookers in light shirts and white dhotis watch from the foreground, including an older woman in a white sari-style wrap seen from behind. Trenches and a metal rod frame sit in the dirt, with distant hills and a blue tarp at the left edge.

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A photograph of an outdoor construction site beside palm trees, with bamboo scaffolding rising on the right and a clear blue sky. A man on the left in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, gesturing with his hands. Several workers in white dhotis and shirts dig and carry materials over reddish-brown earth and stone rubble. A worker in a dark vest and white shirt holds a metal pan. A woman in an orange sari stands in the middle distance, and a woman in white and another in a red shawl stand at the right edge. The scene shows temple construction work in progress.2006-12-09December 19 20062006-12-19Outdoor photograph at a construction site beside a white stone structure with a red earth mound behind it and coconut palms overhead. A man with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange saffron wrap, reaches toward the white stone with a small handful of flowers. Beside him a man in a white kurta and white dhoti, with an orange shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, stands holding a brass tray of flower petals and garlands. A third man in white with an orange shawl stands behind, partly hidden.2006-12-23December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor temple construction site with palm trees and a thatched shed. A craftsman in a striped shirt and dhoti kneels on sand, carving a large pinkish-red stone slab with a circular lotus-and-rosette motif, surrounded by chisels and tools. A standing person in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala watches. A visible figure in a saffron/orange robe, with a long white and red flower garland, bare arms and sandals, stands beside them. Other men in white dhotis stand and work in the background, and a blue plastic bin, wooden planks and a clay pot lie nearby.2009-12-21Outdoor photograph on a dirt construction site lined with palm trees, with a pile of gravel and a rocky hill behind. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange wrap, bare-shouldered, with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, walks with eyes lowered. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks with hands clasped, another in a light shirt stands further back, and at the right a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl adjusts his head covering. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala on the foreground figure.2006-12-19Outdoor photograph of a temple construction site with excavated red earth and stone blocks, tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl with a maroon border stands with his back to the camera at left. A smiling young man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands centre, reaching toward a worker in a white shirt who holds a flat tray of stone pieces. A person in orange robes stands further back near a yellow scaffold structure, and a red flag flies at upper right. A dark-haired head is partly visible at right edge.2006-12-09A photograph of a ritual procession beside a white tiered stone structure among coconut palms and green foliage. A man in a flowing orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair, a gold-and-white garland and a red bindi stands at right, smiling and gesturing toward the white structure with one hand. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry ritual items: the left one holds a silver-patterned pot and the middle one a tray of flowers and offerings. A few other people stand at the edges.2006-12-23December 12 20062006-12-12November 23 20062006-11-23December 20 20062006-12-20