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A photograph of an outdoor excavation site beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots. Three workers are restoring stone-lined trenches: one in a red cap and white shirt holds a tray of mortar, another in a grey shirt kneels and works with a trowel, and a third in a white shirt and red-and-white checked lungi stands on the mound of soil. Piles of cut stone blocks and mortar trays sit along the concrete edges, and a hose runs across the foreground. No swami figure is visible in the scene.

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November 04 20142014-11-04November 04 20142014-11-04November 04 20142014-11-04A photograph of an outdoor construction site beside a large tree, showing a long rectangular trench lined with rough stone blocks and concrete, with fresh wet cement or sand filling the floor. Mounds of red-brown earth surround it. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi crouches at the right edge, working with a trowel. Another man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the back, and a younger worker in shorts stands near the trench with a bowl, while a child in red watches. A red-and-white structure with scaffolding rises behind them. No ritual, discourse or a person candidate is visible.2014-11-04Outdoor construction work in a deep trench cut through reddish-brown earth. Four workers are visible: a man in a white shirt and checked lungi standing at the back edge, a man in a white shirt and maroon lungi with an orange head cloth standing at the right, a worker in a teal shirt and maroon lungi bending over and mixing or pouring from a blue bucket onto a pile of stones, and a worker in a red-and-green striped wrap bending over the trench floor. Wooden poles and rubble lie in the trench, and a red building with a red curtain and palm trees stand in the background.2014-09-23November 05 20142014-11-05A photo of an outdoor construction site beneath a large old banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Three young men work in excavated trenches of reddish-brown soil. One crouches at left, shaping and setting a squared pale stone block with a trowel-like tool. Another stands on a mound of excavated earth placing stone blocks, wearing a white t-shirt with dark stripes and brown shorts. A third, in a red-green striped cloth and white top, bends over at right near a stone-lined edge. Cut stone slabs and loose rubble lie around the trench, with a hose along the left edge. No a person is visible.2014-11-04Outdoor excavation site beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several workers in casual clothing are clearing and arranging cut stone blocks and rubble in a trench of reddish-brown soil. A man in a white shirt and light lungi stands near a small shrine with a pink-draped arch and a deity murti, behind a metal railing. A seated worker in a white shirt sits at right beside stones. No a person figure is visibly identifiable in this scene.2014-11-05Outdoor photograph of an excavation site beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Deep trenches of reddish-brown earth expose stone foundations and cut stone blocks, with a pile of loose stones in one pit. In the background stands a shrine with an arched niche framed in white, holding a dark murti draped in red cloth with a garland. A metal railing encloses the site, and a man in a grey t-shirt and red-and-white checked lungi with a white headband stands at the trench edge. Two seated people in white sit near the left railing under the tree. Lighting stands and a white reflector are visible among the trees.2014-10-11A photograph of a large rectangular excavation in reddish-brown earth at a temple construction site, for the foundation of a devalayam. Five labourers work inside the pit: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti swings a pickaxe at the bottom, while others in checked shirts, a green shirt with a headband, and a pink shirt use shovels and metal trays to clear soil. A bare-chested man in a grey shirt and red checked lungi stands at the right edge, and a few white-clad figures are seen in the distance near small buildings. Piled bricks, a blue tarpaulin and loose tools lie on the ground.2006-10-25November 04 20142014-11-04October 11 20142014-10-11