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Outdoor photo at a construction or groundwork site with excavated trenches and piled red earth. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair walks up concrete steps toward a white-walled building on the right, with a visible smile. Behind and around them, a line of people in white and pastel clothes, including a man in a white shirt and a woman in a pink sari, walks along a dirt path under trees, while yellow paper decorations hang from strings at the top of the frame.

A photograph of a dusty construction-like outdoor path lined with excavated trenches and mounds of red-brown soil. In the foreground a figure in a flowing saffron-orange shawl, with long swept-back dark hair, climbs a concrete step toward a white building wall. Behind them a line of people walks along the path, including men in white shirts and trousers, a man in a striped shirt and jeans, and women in saffron and pink saris. Paper star lanterns hang from above at top, and trees and clear sky frame the scene. Another woman in a yellow sari stands at right by a red wall.

October 21 2006

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A photograph of a group walking across a dusty outdoor site with trenches and mounds of excavated red earth. In the foreground, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair walks beside a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, a line of people in white, cream and yellow saris walk among trees, and a row of sandals sits along a low ledge. Paper crane decorations hang from above, and a stack of red bricks stands in the middle ground. The saffron-robed figure with long hair and the orange-cloth, saffron and rudraksha cues matches the page's a person reference (probable), walking in a procession.

Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a wooden pole and bamboo frame. In the centre a figure in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot, wearing a long white and red flower garland with a tricolour ribbon, a rudraksha mala, and a red tilak mark; long dark hair falls past the shoulders. To the right another man in orange barefoot follows. Around them devotees in white and orange clothing stand or walk along the path, and a woman in a teal top watches from the right beside banana leaves and trees.

A photograph of a land puja site on freshly turned red earth lined with white chalk or lime markings. A man in an orange turban, saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with rudraksha malas and a long white and red flower garland, walks along the path. Beside him is a man in a grey shirt with a rudraksha mala and a red-marked forehead, and behind them are a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and another man in white. Tall coconut palms and dry scrub surround the site.

September 23 2006

Outdoor photo of a saffron-clad figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, descending concrete steps beside a white building. A crowd of villagers in white, cream and colourful sarees and shirts stands at the building entrance and along a dirt path. A round blue-and-white emblem with a bird is mounted on the white facade, with an orange flag and palm trees behind. Small brass plates of offerings sit at the foot of the steps. Based on appearance, the saffron-robed figure is a person, shown descending steps in a village setting.

A photograph of a construction site in a dusty open area with palm trees and a metal-framed structure behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe with a yellow-gold inner garment and a long gold-beaded necklace, and walks down a rough stone step. Behind him, a second person in white dhoti-style clothing stands near a stone wall, and a woman in a white sari with a head covering sits on the stone steps holding a small object. Two men in light shirts stand in the background near a blue-and-white patterned cloth hanging on the left. Wooden poles and a concrete post are visible.

Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beneath trees, with a string of colourful pennant flags and a small building in the background. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a red-and-gold trimmed shawl and a long garland of orange flowers, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Men in white dhotis, some bare-chested or with white shawls, walk around him, one holding a rudraksha mala, another in an orange wrap with a beaded necklace. Women in saris, one in blue and one in red with a dark border, stand at the right with hands folded in namaste. Other onlookers in white shirts and light clothing line the path.

September 24 2012

A photograph of a temple construction site with bare earth, piles of dirt, wooden planks and formwork, and a low concrete wall. Many people in saffron-orange robes and white clothing work across the ground, carrying tools and buckets. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe and orange cloth wrap, holding a long wooden staff, looks toward the camera. Tall green trees and a blue sky stand behind the site, with a water tank on a metal frame at left and a blue canopy post at right.