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A photograph of a large grey granite rock face in a quarry, with a blue tractor and scattered rubble at its base. In the foreground a group of men in white shirts and dhotis walk toward the rock. Among them a long-haired person wears an orange-saffron garment with bare back, appearing to be a sannyasi, and is turned toward the rock face. A large boulder with a crack rests at right. The scene shows a visit to a stone quarry.

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A photograph at an outdoor stone-carving or construction yard under a corrugated metal shelter. Five people walk along a dusty path past stacked carved stone pillars, pedestals and rubble. A man in a saffron wrap and orange turban on the left walks beside an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Two monks in orange robes and sandals walk in the centre, one bald with a saffron garment, and a monk in saffron behind them. On the right, a person in a deep red-orange robe with yellow borders, wearing a long rudraksha mala, gestures toward the stone pieces with an outstretched hand. Piled stone debris and a metal container lie in the background.2015-02-05September 11 20162016-09-11Outdoor photo on a red dirt path through green shrubs and rocky outcrops. Two men in white shirts hold orange umbrellas overhead, sheltering a group walking together. A bald older man in an orange robe walks at the front, with a woman in an orange sari with dark hair beside him. Behind them a man in an orange robe and a man in white with a yellow cloth walk along. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt, holding a yellow umbrella, walks at the right edge. Six people are visible in total.2009-08-03December 14 20062006-12-14August 01 20082008-08-01A construction site beside a concrete block wall with a metal railing and gravel ground, palm trees behind. A figure in a long orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks along a dirt path, accompanied by two men in white dhoti-style clothing, one with a white shirt. Another man in a light shirt stands farther back, and a grey SUV with a driver is parked to the right. A yellow excavator and a partly built structure appear in the background.2006-12-19June 20 20082008-06-20Outdoor photograph at a red-earth construction site with scrubby trees behind. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare head and a red tilak mark on his forehead holds a bright orange umbrella over himself, walking toward the camera. Behind him, several workers in white shirts, trousers and a man in a dark shirt walk along the dirt path. At the lower right, women in white head coverings stand beside a blue barrel and carry pink and yellow containers beside an excavated pit.A group of people walks along a pale stone-paved path past flowering shrubs with red flags and a construction area with stacked stone slabs and a red boundary wall. In front, a man in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside a man in white clothes and a light-blue shirt. Behind them are two men in saffron-orange robes with beaded necklaces, a woman in a yellow kurta, a man in a white outfit, and a woman in a patterned top and black trousers. A man in white dhoti and shawl walks at the left edge. No a person candidate is confidently identifiable from appearance alone.2017-03-26A group of about two dozen men walks across a dry, grassy open ground toward the camera. Near the centre, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a long dark swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala around the neck leads the walk, flanked by a younger attendant in orange. Most of the others wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with a few in blue shirts and khaki trousers. Behind them rises a rocky hill with a small structure on its summit, and a white building stands at the left edge. The path in the foreground is pale concrete.2008-08-01Outdoor evening gathering at dusk with hills behind and a multi-storey building at left. A man in white with a yellow-orange shawl stands at far left, and a man in a white kurta and orange shawl stands above the crowd holding a silver boombox. A long-haired woman in a pink top and rudraksha mala holds a teal bundle, and a man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits cross-legged in the centre with palms pressed together. Many people in orange shawls and white clothes sit on the ground in front, seen from behind, while others stand in the background. The scene suggests a group satsang or kirtan-style gathering.A photograph taken on a dirt path through a palm grove. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks away from the camera, carrying a bag over one shoulder. Around them, several people in plain white clothes walk and stand on the sand; some carry small bowls, trays or items in their hands, and one holds a long pole with an orange cloth near the right edge. Coconut palms, shrubs and mounds of red earth frame the scene, with a few discarded sandals and a rock visible on the ground.2007-03-06