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Outdoor construction site under a corrugated metal shelter with palm trees, where devotees in white dhotis and kurtas work on the ground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left holding a long tool, and another in white digs near a stepped brick base of a structure. Behind them, workers in orange and white clothing and others in white stand among rows of low brick foundations on bare earth, with coconut palms and a hazy dry landscape beyond. Bunches of green coconuts sit at the left edge.

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Outdoor construction scene at an ashram site under palm trees, with a tiered earthen base of stepped mud platforms in the foreground and a rectangular brick-and-block foundation beside it. A woman in a blue patterned sari bends low over the foundation, with a folded mat on the ground beside her. Several people in white and light clothing stand and walk around the site among stacked red bricks, with a truck parked at the right edge. Hazy sky and distant buildings appear beyond the palms.2006-12-22Outdoor construction-site scene under a corrugated shed and tall coconut palms in hazy morning light. Many people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis, some in saffron and pastel saris, stand and work among rows of stacked red bricks laid out on bare earth. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari kneels by the bricks and sprinkles water or grain, while a man in white sprinkles water nearby. A square brick-lined pit sits in the foreground, a brown truck and earth-moving equipment stand in the background, and a plain mat lies at the lower edge.2006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor construction site under a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees and a bare-earth ground. A crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and coloured saris, gathers around a low square of exposed red brick foundation. Some workers in white stand on the dirt, and a man in white bends low at the left edge. In the background, a raised stage with a purple-draped table and a seated figure in orange and red clothing sits under a white cloth canopy. A large white structure stands beyond the palms. The scene looks like a ritual groundbreaking or foundation-laying.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor construction scene on bare earth beneath tall coconut palms in early morning haze. Many people in white ritual clothing, men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white or light saris, bend over and work with red bricks, laying them in low rectangular courses and a square brick structure in the foreground. A truck is parked in the background, and a few people in colourful saris and orange tones stand nearby watching. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor monastic training ritual on bare earth under palm trees at an ashram compound. Several circular earthen rings enclose small fire or offering pits. A man in plain white dhoti stands barefoot near the centre with his head shaved, facing the rings. Around him people in white clothes and orange shawls stand or kneel, one woman in white sits cross-legged at the left edge, and a person in white holds a small brass vessel. White-painted steps and a low wall lie behind, with a white dome faintly visible in the distance. The scene suggests a homa or yagna-style ceremony.2006-08-17December 22 20062006-12-22July 16 20062006-07-16December 22 20062006-12-22