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A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long, loose hair walks along a dirt path at a construction site in hazy early-morning light. Behind them stands a framework of metal scaffolding poles and steel roof trusses lying on the ground, with palm and tree silhouettes in the background. A concrete block wall lies at left, and a wooden utility pole stands at right. Sunlight glows through the mist.

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December 22 20062006-12-22A hazy early-morning photograph of a construction site with a sunburst flare behind a steel-framed structure. A woman in a long orange-red garment walks along a dirt path toward the left, her back to the camera. In the foreground lower left, a worker in a white shirt crouches on the ground near mounds of soil. Palm trees, a concrete block wall, stacked metal roof trusses and utility poles fill the scene, with a few more people in white in the distance at left.2006-12-22A smiling person in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands on a dirt ground in front of two tall metal frames on wheeled bases, with a pile of grey stone at left and a red wheelbarrow in the background. Coconut palms and a bare stretch of earth surround the scene in bright daylight. The figure has long dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead, and sandals, and is the only visible person. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron clothing identify the figure in this outdoor setting, a sannyasi walking the grounds.2009-03-01A photograph of an outdoor construction site under a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. A person in an orange saffron wrap and shawl stands on bare, rubble-strewn ground, looking down, with sandals on their feet and long dark hair. Behind them is a large conical pile of sand, bamboo scaffolding frames, stacked rebar, and red-brown earth. Coconut palms and other trees line the background, and a white stone pillar base with a red plinth sits at the lower right. The scene reads as an active building site.A photograph of a single man walking across a bare, dirt-covered construction site outdoors. He wears an orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and body and brown sandals, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Around him stand exposed vertical iron rebar rods rising from a concrete foundation plinth, with a low concrete border visible behind. Green trees, scrubby ground and an overcast grey sky fill the background.2006-09-21December 20 20062006-12-20A photograph of an unfinished open-air hall under construction, with three tall curved yellow steel trusses forming arches over a partly built white block wall and a raised brick platform at right. In the foreground stands a person with long dark hair wearing a loose orange-saffron wrap or shawl over the shoulder, looking toward the camera. Palm trees and greenery sit behind the frame, a plastic drum is at left, and the ground is bare dirt. The cloudy sky suggests an overcast day.A photograph of a person standing on a dusty, gravelly construction site in bright sunlight. The person wears a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over the body and has long dark hair and a red vertical mark on the forehead; they stand in profile with one hand on the hip, looking toward the camera. Behind them is a half-built concrete-block wall, a partially erected steel-frame pavilion with a corrugated roof, and tall coconut palms. On the right, a truck with a blue tarpaulin load and workers are visible, with a pile of gravel and sand in the middle distance.2006-12-22A photograph of a construction site with rebar rods rising from a dug-out ground of pale dry soil and a low concrete foundation wall. A single person in an orange saffron dhoti-style wrap with a bare upper body walks across the site in sandals, with long dark hair swept back, a palm tree and green shrubs behind, and rocky hills under an overcast sky.2006-09-21December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph of a construction site with a single standing figure in the foreground wearing a long saffron-orange wrap and holding a long wooden staff, with head down and long dark hair. A large mound of pale sand sits to the right beside stacked bamboo scaffolding and scattered rubble and red soil. Several workers in white and light clothing are visible in the background near palm trees, some crouching and digging. Blue sky with clouds frames the scene.A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks in profile across bare sandy ground at a construction site. Behind them are heaps of reddish earth, a mound of sand, stacked grey stone slabs and blocks, and sacks of material on the left. Palm trunks stand at the top edge. The walker wears brown sandals and carries nothing visible in the hands. The scene has a dusty, unfinished building-site feel.2006-12-22