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Outdoor construction site with reddish earth where a man in white kurta and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends down laying red clay bricks in a rectangular pattern beside another man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers who kneels and sets bricks. A third man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at right, watching. Several people in white and cream clothing stand in the background near a palm trunk and a blue tarpaulin tent, one woman in a green sari and another in pink. Stacks of bricks lie around the site.

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Outdoor ground-level ceremony at a construction site of dirt and bricks. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward with a brick in hand, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Beside him a woman in an orange-trimmed white sari and a woman in a red sari with a shawl kneel and stand around a square brick enclosure being laid out in the sand. Stacked bricks lie to the right, and white-clad onlookers and a parked car stand in the background, with a pink-shawled figure at the left edge.2006-12-22Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stack red and white bricks on open, sandy ground with patchy grass and trees behind. Bricks are stamped with letters such as S, R, and A, B, C. The man on the left in a white shirt holds a brick, a man in the centre wears a red beaded necklace and white shirt, and the man on the right in white clothing places bricks on the stack. Others in white stand further back. The scene looks like site preparation or construction work at an ashram.2006-09-05December 22 20062006-12-22Photograph taken at dusk or night at an outdoor site with a blue tarpaulin canopy overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a line along a shallow trench lined with red bricks, looking down at the work. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-collared white polo shirt with a small badge stands at the right edge, closest to the camera. Another man crouches at the left, arranging bricks on the ground, and loose red bricks and a white cloth-wrapped object lie on the sand. Sandy ground, a tarp structure and a few other figures are visible in the background. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-16Outdoor photo at night on bare sandy ground of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts working on a brick-lined trench or foundation. A man in the foreground crouches and sets a brick, another kneels beside him, and a standing man in a striped shirt holds a long wooden stick or rod upright in the sand. Several others bend or stand around the work, one wearing an orange-edged white shirt. A thatched shelter and a banner with green and white panels appear in the background.2011-01-16Outdoor construction site at an ashram in morning light, with a palm tree and a blue tarpaulin. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothing walk among low brick foundation structures laid out in rows on bare red earth. A woman in a white sari with red floral print stands in the foreground, gesturing with her hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a dark scarf around his neck and a bead necklace, walks at right carrying something. A stone gateway structure stands in the background.2006-12-22Night-time photograph of a construction work site with sandy ground marked by yellow string lines. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange-red shawl over his shoulders kneels and taps a red brick with a long-handled tool. Beside him a bent-over worker in a white dhoti and white head-wrap works the sand, and further back several other workers in white clothes kneel and bend over the ground. A dim light glows at the right edge beneath a thatched roof, with dark foliage behind.2011-01-16A photograph of a construction site with bare red-brown earth strewn with grey concrete blocks and a thatched-roof shelter behind a block wall. Around eight men walk through the site: most wear saffron-orange robes and two wear white shirts and white dhotis. A bare-chested man with long dark hair in an orange shawl gestures outward with his right arm, a distinctive cue that may match the page's a person reference, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. Another orange-robed man holds a long stick and a white-clad man carries a stick. Saffron flags on bamboo poles stand in the background.2006-09-16December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph taken at night of several men working outdoors on bare dirt ground, laying red bricks along a taut string line. In the foreground a young man in a striped collared shirt and grey trousers crouches on the left, setting a brick with his hands. To the right, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans kneels and places bricks along the line, holding an iron rod upright. Behind them other men in white shirts and khaki trousers bend over the work area, with foliage in the dark background. The scene shows manual construction labour rather than ritual activity.2011-01-16November 23 20162016-11-23December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copies