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Outdoor ceremony at a temple construction site: a seated crowd of devotees faces a stone structure under a bamboo-and-cloth framework. Many wear saffron/orange robes, while others wear white clothes. Long bamboo poles tipped with orange cloth stand upright in the foreground. Behind them stand granite blocks, stone walls, sand piles and construction forms under green trees. A figure in a white top sits on a stone block near a brass vessel at left. Ritual activity appears to be a puja at the site, though no specific deity murti is clearly visible. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

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December 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor photo of a construction site with a sandy ground and a low concrete wall behind, partly built with stacked blocks. Many devotees sit on the bare earth in rows, most in saffron or orange robes and some in white, with several figures in the foreground showing their backs. Saffron flags on tall bamboo poles stand along the wall. A water tank on a metal stand and trees fill the background. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a yellow flower in her hair.2006-12-13December 12 20062006-12-12An outdoor ritual gathering seen from behind, with many seated people facing a construction site beneath large leafy trees. Several tall bamboo poles stand upright with saffron-orange cloth tied near their tops, fluttering above the crowd. Many seated figures wear saffron-orange robes, while others wear white, yellow and dark blue clothes. A low stone wall and concrete platform structures are visible behind them, with red-and-white striped barriers and a floodlight on a pole. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from this view.2006-12-12Outdoor photo at a construction site on bare earth, with a stone wall, a water tank on a metal stand, trees and a utility pole behind. Devotees sit in rows on mats facing a stone structure at right. Many wear orange or saffron garments and some wear white. In the foreground a woman in an orange striped sari with a yellow flower in her hair sits on a chair, and at left a bare-backed young man wears an orange dhoti with a sacred thread. Thin bamboo poles with orange flags are set in the ground. A red timestamp reads 14 7:45, and the image carries a copyright notice.2006-12-13Outdoor construction site at a temple foundation with a stone retaining wall lined by many long bamboo poles topped with orange cloth and brass bells. Several people in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis or kurtas stand and move around a raised concrete platform, with sandy ground, scattered planks, palm trees and a low white building behind. A man in orange stands on a raised mound at upper left, appearing to film or photograph the group. A figure in orange near the centre-right wears a shawl and carries items. Smoke or haze hangs in the background.2006-11-20Outdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan tree. Rows of devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats facing a raised seat draped in red and marigold garlands, where a figure in orange robes sits beneath an arched stone frame. Several women in white saris sit at the right with brass lamps and offering plates. Tall bamboo poles with small orange flags rise from the ground among the seated devotees. The scene is a formal puja setting under dense green foliage.2006-10-06Outdoor photo at a dusty construction-style site with palm trees and grey stone blocks. A seated man in orange robes with a long beard, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits centrally on a woven mat in the middle of the group. Around him, sadhus in orange garments and white-clad devotees sit or stand, some holding tall wooden poles with orange flags. A woman in an orange-and-white striped sari stands at left holding a book, and a man in white kurta stands at right with hands joined. Foreground devotees sit with heads bowed, and a brass pot sits on the mat.2006-12-13Outdoor ritual on a paved ground with saffron-robed devotees seated on mats in rows, reading from printed booklets, with brass plates, small bowls and oil lamps set before them. Saffron-robed devotees with long bamboo-like staffs stand upright behind them, and a crowd in white and light clothing watches from behind under palm trees and orange pennants.2006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25December 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor gathering under large shady trees on bare earth. Many seated participants face a central area: saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads, sit on mats with brass puja plates and small oil lamps before them, while rows of devotees in white clothes sit facing them. Several long wooden poles with orange flags stand upright among the group. A few people stand at the back near a tree trunk, and a figure in orange robes stands at right, with a camera operator visible at left. The scene suggests a satsang or guru bhakti sitting.2006-07-12