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Outdoor photo at a temple construction site with dry red earth, rebar cages, cement blocks and palm trees under a clear sky. In the foreground a smiling man in a straw hat and long saffron robe, with long dark hair, holds a wooden stick and walks forward. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk and gesture, one in an orange cap at left. At right a man in a khaki shirt stands with folded arms beside a man in white with an orange shawl, and a worker in a checked shirt bends at the lower centre near a numbered concrete form. The photo is watermarked with the archive's pedia source line

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Outdoor construction site with bare reddish-brown earth, mounds of excavated soil, and stacked concrete blocks under tall coconut palms. In the foreground a man in a straw hat with a pink-red brim and an orange saffron wrap over his shoulders walks while holding a wooden stick, smiling, with a red mark on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange sashes work and walk across the site, one lifting a leg over a mound. A partially built wall and a distant hill lie in the background.Outdoor photo at a temple construction site on red-brown earth beside tall coconut palms. A figure in a long orange-saffron robe and a wide-brimmed straw hat walks forward holding a long wooden staff and gesturing with one hand, with the site cleared and partly excavated around them. Behind and beside them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls over their shoulders, stand watching; a man in a brown shirt and dark trousers and another in a striped shirt stand at right. Concrete hollow blocks are stacked in a low wall at right, and a small square concrete base with a pit lies in the middle distance. Clear pale sky above.December 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor construction site under a clear blue sky, with a row of tall palm trees behind. Dug earth and reddish soil fill the foreground, with wooden formwork frames and concrete-forming boxes set into the ground. Several people in white and saffron-orange clothing work and walk among the excavations. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a long braid stands near the pit edge, and a woman in an orange robe with a red-and-orange beaded necklace stands holding a long stick beside a wooden frame. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a long braid stands at the edge, and a man in a light shirt works nearby. Men in white dhotis with orange waist sashes stand on the left. A small structure with a yellow-and-blue roof sits at the right edge.2006-12-09Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with tall palm trees and small flags. A central figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a thick garland of white flowers with red, yellow and green accents, along with a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha mala. Around him, men and women in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk alongside; a man at left holds a golden trident and a golden staff-like rod, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala walks at right. Several women in white saris with orange shawls and a man in white at back complete the group.2007-12-23A photograph of an outdoor temple construction site with bare sandy earth, mounds of dirt, and a low grey block wall under tall green trees and a clear blue sky. Several people in orange robes and white or light clothing work or walk among the mounds, one man in a striped top and checked lungi shovels soil, and a woman in a pale sari carries a bucket. In the right foreground stands a tall figure with long dark hair in an orange robe, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding a wooden staff, with sandals on his feet; the cues are appearance-based and the figure's identity is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a sannyasi. A plastic bucket, wooden planks and a metal chair appear at the edges.2006-12-09December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a construction site with a standing figure in the foreground. A man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange wrap and sandals walks across pale gravel and leans on a long wooden staff. Behind him, several workers in light clothing crouch and work in a red-brown excavated trench, one wearing a white cap. Tall coconut palms, a low boundary wall and scrub stand in the background under a pale sky.December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA 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.A photograph of a group walking along an unpaved dirt road in front of a large white building, with palm trees, leafy green trees and parked vehicles behind them. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and carrying a tall wooden walking staff, walks barefoot, with a person candidate cue of long swept hair and saffron garments. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron shawls walk, one with a grey beard and mala holding papers. On the right, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a red and gold shawl. Several more men in white and orange follow behind, some barefoot, and a few onlookers stand at the roadside.2006-11-27Outdoor photo on a dirt path at a construction site. A central man in saffron-orange robes, with long dark swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, and a wooden staff, walks forward. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a large orange umbrella over him. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls, and one bare-chested man in a red-and-gold shawl, accompany the group. Behind them stand scaffolding, bamboo frames, a yellow temple tower under construction, and a tiled-roof colonnade. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and staff) walking in procession, flanked by attendants.2006-11-27