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A photograph taken from inside a dim, unfinished concrete-block room, looking out through a doorway opening onto a dirt yard. A single person in a loose orange saffron robe draped over the shoulders and wrapped around the body, with a tall thin cane in one hand, steps out of the doorway. Long dark curly hair falls past the shoulders and the feet wear simple sandals. Behind the figure stands a thatched palm-roof open shelter on wooden posts under bright daylight. Bamboo poles frame the left and right edges of the wall, and rough construction debris and cement blocks lie on the ground in the foreground.

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A photograph taken from inside an unfinished concrete-block building, looking through a doorway frame toward an outdoor construction yard. A figure in an orange saffron wrap with long dark curly hair walks through the doorway, holding a walking stick, barefoot on dirt ground with scattered concrete blocks. Behind him, another person in white clothing with an orange shawl walks in the yard, and a thatched-roof shelter stands beyond. The walls are grey cinder blocks with a dark interior. The figure's appearance (long swept hair, saffron wrap, walking stick) shows a shawl-clad, distinctive presentation consistent with a person candidate, so the identity is probable.2006-09-21A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap walks barefoot-to-sandals past a half-built structure of grey concrete blocks under a thatched palm-leaf roof. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body draped with the orange cloth, and wears brown sandals. The doorway frame is carved and decorated, opening onto an unfinished interior with stacked blocks. A low block wall and scattered blocks, bamboo poles and sand surround the dusty construction site under an overcast sky. The scene reflects ongoing ashram construction work.2006-09-19A man with long dark hair wearing a flowing orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder walks outdoors through a framed doorway of a dark building. He holds a long wooden staff in his right hand and looks upward. Behind him stands a thatched-roof open shelter on wooden posts beside a partly built concrete block structure. The ground is reddish dirt scattered with concrete blocks, stacked slabs and construction debris. A dark animal shape is visible near the shelter.2006-09-21September 19 20062006-09-19September 19 20062006-09-19September 16 20062006-09-16A photograph of an unfinished building interior with a thatched bamboo roof, unplastered concrete block walls and a dirt floor. A single person in an orange-saffron robe with dark shoulder-length hair stands at the centre-left, one hand raised near the chest, looking toward the side. Beside them stand a blue plastic drum and a grey cylindrical container, with a broom leaning on the ground and puddles on the floor. Light comes through a window opening at the far end.2006-09-19September 19 20062006-09-19A photo of a dirt-floored site with breeze-block walls under a clear pale sky, with trees and low hills behind. In the foreground a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala across his chest and bare feet, walks through a gap in the wall. Beside him a bearded man in white kurta and orange shawl with a mala walks, and further back two more men in white dress follow, one with hands folded. A garden hose lies on the ground and a thatched hut stands to the right.2006-11-23A photograph of a long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe walking past a half-built cinder block structure with a thatched palm-leaf roof. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the open doorway behind. Loose stones, sand and rubble lie on the ground, with a green tree line and overcast sky beyond. The figure has long, swept-back dark hair and a gaze turned to the side; the orange robe is wrapped over one shoulder.2006-09-19September 16 20062006-09-16A photograph taken from inside an unfinished concrete room with bare block walls and barred windows. A person in an orange saffron robe stands in a doorway, looking to the side and smiling, with a white tent awning and greenery visible outside. In the foreground are a concrete ledge holding a white bowl, red buckets and water bottles, and a green hose lies on the floor. The person has long dark hair swept back, and wears a loose orange garment draped over the body, consistent with the saffron-clad figure described on the page, though the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2006-10-19