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Outdoor construction site with bare red-brown earth, concrete block walls and rebar posts. A man in orange robes stands atop a stacked block wall with an orange-and-white cloth wrapped around him, a small orange head covering visible. Many people in orange and white clothes work around the site: some in orange dhotis and saffron shawls carry earth in baskets and shovel soil, others in white dhotis and shirts bend over mounds of dirt or stand in a line. A blue tractor and water tank appear in the background beside palm trees. The scene reflects a temple construction work day.

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December 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor construction site of a temple under way on bare red earth. Concrete pillars with protruding rebar stand in the foreground, and a red tractor with a trailer works at the left. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe stands atop a stack of cinder blocks at centre, with a white-clad person beside him. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts and saffron-clad sannyasis, some with shaved heads, move around the site; one saffron-robed man carries a basket of earth on his head, and a woman in white sari stands near the blocks. Palm trees and a water tower lie in the hazy background. +1 copiesA photograph of a temple construction site with excavated red earth mounds and piles of gravel. Several people in orange and white clothing work in the trenches. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands at the center-left, while others in white dhotis and orange shawls carry or shovel earth. A workman in a green lungi and a man in a white turban are visible on the right. A tall metal water tank stands on a steel frame in the background beside trees and a utility pole. A blue barrel and bucket sit on the right near a tarpaulin.A construction site at an ashram, with sandy ground, concrete block walls and rebar posts in the background beside a single-storey building with a red-tiled roof. Several people in saffron-orange robes, including a shaved-headed young monastic at left and a bald man in orange beside him, carry shallow metal trays of earth or material. Women in white saris with orange shawls and a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border work alongside them, some kneeling to fill trays, while others in white stand in the background. Trees and a blue sky complete the scene.December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA construction site on bare reddish earth under a pale sky, where devotees are building a brick wall. Several people in orange robes and white clothing work on a low wall of grey concrete blocks. A man in orange kneels and lays blocks, another in orange stands on the wall, and a man in a tan shirt stands on a wooden ladder beside a dark timber form. Women in white saris and men in white kurta-style clothing stand around the site, and a woman in a white sari sits on a white plastic chair. A mound of red soil lies at left, with a utility pole and wires at right. +1 copiesA photograph of a construction site with red earth mounds, excavated trenches and exposed rebar. A tall figure in an orange robe and orange headwear stands at center, with a line of people in orange and white clothing nearby. Several workers in white dhotis and shirts, and others in darker clothes, stand or work around the pits, with a blue plastic bucket and a pile of gravel and stones behind. Palm and leafy trees and a low pink building appear in the background under a hazy sky. +1 copiesOutdoor temple construction site at Adi Kailasha with raw red soil, concrete columns with protruding rebar, and stacked grey concrete blocks forming walls. A figure in a saffron orange robe and orange turban stands on the block wall at left with one hand raised to the head. Nearby, a line of people in white dhotis and white clothes, many wearing orange shawls, stand and kneel at the work area, one man in white bending over the ground. Some people hold building materials and stand among the blocks, with a distant tree line and hazy sky behind. +1 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12A construction site at a temple build with bare red earth, gravel piles and concrete columns with rebar rising behind. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas and others in saffron-orange robes gather in a crowd. A man in a checked shirt and green lungi feeds material into a concrete mixer turning in the foreground, while a man in a white dhoti stands before it. A blue drum stands at left. A figure in a saffron robe stands atop a raised mound in the background. A man in a white kurta at right holds a camera to his eye. The scene is an outdoor work site under a pale sky with palm trees and a small building in the distance. +1 copiesA photograph of a temple construction site under a clear blue sky, with excavated reddish-brown earth, mounds of soil and a trench with rebar cages. Many people stand and work across the site: a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a shawl stands at centre facing away, while others in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand nearby. Workers in lungis and loose shirts dig and carry materials, and a man crouches at the lower right. Trees, a utility pole with a floodlight, a water tank on a metal stand and stacked bricks frame the scene. The figure in orange cannot be identified by appearance here, so the candidate is uncertain.2006-12-09A dusty construction site under a clear blue sky with trees and palms behind a concrete boundary wall. Devotees in orange saffron robes and white dhotis and saris dig and work in the red earth, with a few people in plain white clothing among them. A tall figure in orange robes with long dark hair stands at left holding a walking staff, while another in orange sits on a white plastic chair nearby. Rebar-topped concrete pillars and bamboo poles stand at right, with a blue tarpaulin and a palm tree beyond. The scene shows temple foundation work in progress.2006-12-09