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Outdoor photograph of a long line of devotees standing along a dirt embankment under a partly cloudy sky, with a pale open field and distant trees behind them. Many women wear sarees in yellow, orange, pink and white, and several men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange cloth. The row stretches toward the upper left, and the foreground woman in a mustard-yellow saree holds something in her hands. Gravel piles and a few scattered orange-robed figures are visible in the background.

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Outdoor photograph of a long line of devotees walking along a raised dirt embankment at an open site under a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. Many people wear white garments, and several women in saffron, orange and yellow saris stand at the front, one holding her hands together in prayer. A man in a light pink dhoti stands among them. To the left a freshly cut earth slope with sparse green shrubs drops away, and gravel piles lie in the background beside a row of trees. Distant buildings are faintly visible.2008-06-20Photograph of a long line of devotees standing along a freshly dug, reddish-brown earth slope at an outdoor site. Many people wear white dhotis and white kurta-style garments, while some women wear saffron, green and blue saris. Black hoses and sandbags lie on the slope, and palm trees and scrubby vegetation rise behind the line under an overcast sky. The lined-up devotees appear to be waiting or moving in an orderly procession along the terrace.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20A photograph of an outdoor construction site on dry sandy ground with a large heap of cut grey granite blocks and loose stones in the foreground. Behind the stones, a line of people in white dhotis and white garments stands along a path, some holding up hands or objects, while women in colourful saris stand at the right edge near a green water hose. Palm trees and a cloudy sky sit in the background. The scene appears to be a ceremonial site preparation with devotees gathered.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20A photograph of a large outdoor gathering on a reddish-brown dug earth site with piled grey stones in the foreground. Many men in white ceremonial dhotis and white shirts stand and walk across the site, several holding small stones or objects in their hands. Behind them, a line of women in white and saffron-orange saris and dresses moves across the upper ground, with a tree and a fenced field beyond. The scene suggests a communal work or offering activity at an ashram campus, though no specific ritual is legible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident among the people visible.2008-06-20Wide outdoor photograph of a dusty construction site at AadiKailaasa with dry earth, piled grey gravel and stone, and trenches cut into slopes. Dozens of people in plain white clothes, many with shaved or cropped heads, work and stand along the excavation edges and gravel heaps. Scattered trees, a white water tank, rocky hills and a fenced field lie in the background under a pale sky. The scene reads as a site work day rather than a ceremony, and no individual can be picked out as a clear Swamiji candidate.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20Outdoor photo of a large group of men and women in white ritual clothing working on a dusty, excavated site with rough-hewn grey stones piled in the foreground. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with white towels over their shoulders, while several women in white saris and a few in orange or saffron saris stand in a line along the ridge in the background. Some men in the middle distance carry or pass small objects and tools, and a few wear grey trousers or light shirts. Bare saplings, a tree on the left and a row of distant structures with greenery frame the scene.2008-06-20November 06 20062006-11-06 +2 copiesA large outdoor work scene on a dusty construction site at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. Dozens of devotees in white clothing, men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, stand in long lines passing stones hand to hand along a dug trench. Heaps of cut grey stones lie on the ground, and a small concrete structure with a flat roof sits beside a pool of water on the left. A few people in mixed clothing, including one in a checked shirt and another in a green top, work among the group. Trees and a clear sky frame the site, with a tractor visible in the background.2008-06-20