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Outdoor photograph of a dusty construction-type site with a raw earthen embankment and rubble behind a low wall. A group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas gather on bare ground. A bearded man in a cream-coloured kurta and bare feet stands centre-right, reaching toward a grey-haired man in white beside him, while others handle small items and sacks. A man on the right wears a rudraksha mala over a white shirt and dhoti. Shoes are scattered at the lower left. The scene suggests volunteers working together on the grounds, with stacked stones and soil around them.

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A photograph of a large group of men in white dhotis and white shirts standing in a long line along the rim of a deep, bare, reddish-brown earthen excavation at an open building site. Several men at the front centre wear white dhotis and shirts, one holding a small object, with a bearded figure in an orange-saffron garment in the middle of the front row. A darker-clad man in trousers stands at the right edge. Behind them are a white boundary wall, a water tank, scrubby trees and a cloudy sky.2008-06-20Outdoor photo at a dusty construction site with a pile of excavated red-brown earth and a trench behind it. Three men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stand near the mound. On the left, a man with a beard and white shirt turns toward the middle man, who wears a white shirt and dhoti with a reddish-brown rudraksha-style mala and a gold bracelet. On the right, a bespectacled man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a long beaded mala and holds a clump of earth in both hands. A brick boundary wall, scrub, utility wires and a distant figure appear in the background under a pale sky.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20Outdoors on excavated red earth, a line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts passes small plates and offerings hand to hand across a trench. Coconut palms and shrubs fill the background, and several women in sarees stand further back. Plastic jerrycans and a dark bag lie on the mound in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the figures are volunteers and devotees engaged in a group ritual task.2008-06-20Outdoor photo at a rocky, dirt-and-stone site with trees and a white tent in the background. A large crowd of devotees dressed in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris moves among the rubble. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl stands out from the white-clad crowd, with a woman in a cream sari beside him and a woman in a pink sari at right. Several men stand on rocks at the upper right, one wearing an orange garment. Stone heaps and scattered boulders cover the foreground, and a tall white structure appears at the left. The scene suggests a gathering at a construction or landscaped site.2008-06-20Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees on a dry, rocky, unpaved site with scattered stones, a bare tree and utility poles under a partly cloudy sky. Many people wear white ritual clothing, including white kurtas and dhotis, while several women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, yellow, pink and blue. A woman in a red and white sari and another in a red-patterned top walk near the front, and a man in white kneels at the lower right among stones. The people appear to be moving and working across the site, with no clearly identifiable figure at the centre of the group.2008-06-20Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees in white ritual clothing carrying items across a dug earth site with a shallow trench and exposed pipe. Many men wear white shirts or kurtas with white dhotis, while several women in colourful saris (pink, green, blue) walk in a line along the upper rise. Some men carry cloth-wrapped bundles or offerings. Behind them is open land with scattered tree, utility poles and a pale two-storey building with red roofs. The setting suggests a community ceremonial work or procession site. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20