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A construction site at a temple building in progress, with red laterite earth, piles of sand and rebar standing in trenches. Several people in orange and white are gathered on the right, including a figure in an orange robe and orange shawl on the right edge wearing white. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left near a pillar base, and an older man in a checked wrap and blue top works with a stick at the left. Tall coconut palms and a bamboo scaffold tower stand behind the site under a hazy sky.

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December 12 20062006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesOutdoor temple construction site under bright blue sky, with tall coconut palms behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes, some with white undergarments visible, dig red-brown earth with hand tools and shovels. Concrete footings and vertical rebar cages stand in the excavated ground, with piles of excavated soil, cement blocks and a low boundary wall in the background. A man in white clothing stands at the left edge. Wooden stakes mark the site in the foreground.2006-12-09A temple construction site at a sandy red-earth plot lined with palm trees. Dug trenches and large mounds of reddish soil run across the ground, with a scaffolded tower on the right and a silver SUV parked beyond. Many people work the site: several wear white dhotis and white shirts, others wear orange or saffron robes, and some labourers in lungis or shirts shovel earth in the foreground. A small red flag flies on a pole near the palms. Stacked stone slabs and granite blocks lie along the trench edges, and a white sack rests on the left. +1 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12A photograph of an outdoor construction site with a large mound of red-brown earth in the foreground and rows of grey stones on the ground. A long thick timber beam lies across the sandy ground, supported by a wooden scaffold frame of rough poles. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand near the scaffold, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the left beside the beam. Coconut palms and leafy trees fill the background under a pale sky.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 20 20062006-12-20A photograph of a temple construction site at Adi Kailasha on bare red-brown earth among tall coconut palms under a clear blue sky. A figure on the far right wears a wide-brimmed straw hat, saffron-orange robes draped over the shoulders and a loose orange wrap, and stands barefoot in sandals while facing the work. Three men in white dhotis, two with orange shawls, stand on the left near stacked concrete blocks and mounds of excavated soil. A worker in a seated position is near a black formwork box marked with the number 8. Stone blocks, dirt mounds, string guidelines and a metal fence line the site.