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Outdoor photo of a construction site with bare dirt, stacked stone blocks, metal posts and rubble. Several people in white clothes carry round metal trays of gravel or stones. A woman in white with an orange sash walks at the centre, a woman in white kurta and trousers stands nearby, and a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha-style mala holds a tray at right. A young man in white with an orange sash stands at left, a figure in a white head cloth stands center-right, and a man in a checked shirt and pink headband and a bare-chested worker in a grey shirt and checked lungi stand at right. Seven people are visible.

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Outdoor photo at a construction site with stacked grey stone slabs, gravel piles and rubble on red earth. Five people in white ashram-style clothing with orange sashes pass dark metal trays between them. A man on the left in a white dhoti-style garment and orange sash walks toward the group. A young woman in white with a mala necklace holds a tray, and another woman in white with an orange sash holds a second tray. A kneeling young man in white with an orange sash is in the foreground, and a woman in white with a mala stands at right gesturing with her hands. Metal poles stand in the background.2006-12-19Outdoor construction site under a clear pale sky with coconut palms and a bamboo scaffold tower on the right. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at left holds a metal tray and tools near a wooden frame. Another man in white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, and a man in a dark vest over a white shirt and white trousers stands among the excavated red-earth trench. A woman in an orange sari stands in the background near the scaffold, and a woman in white stands at right. A woman in a red shawl holds a metal tray at the lower right. Rebar and red soil surround them, with a stone slab and rubble on the ground.2006-12-09December 19 20062006-12-19A photograph of an outdoor construction site beside palm trees, with bamboo scaffolding rising on the right and a clear blue sky. A man on the left in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, gesturing with his hands. Several workers in white dhotis and shirts dig and carry materials over reddish-brown earth and stone rubble. A worker in a dark vest and white shirt holds a metal pan. A woman in an orange sari stands in the middle distance, and a woman in white and another in a red shawl stand at the right edge. The scene shows temple construction work in progress.2006-12-09A photograph taken from above of a group of devotees working on a wet grey mortar or cement bed inside a stone-walled sanctum pit at night. Several men in white kurtas wear orange saffron shawls and hold trowels or handfuls of the grey mixture, some kneeling and some standing. A man in a dark cap and white kurta stands in the centre-back. On the left, women in white and teal garments and a woman in pink stand near a bamboo railing, and a person in white garments crouches at the lower left. A man in orange robes seated on the right holds a long wooden stick.2006-12-11A photograph of a temple construction site with bare earth, piles of dirt, wooden planks and formwork, and a low concrete wall. Many people in saffron-orange robes and white clothing work across the ground, carrying tools and buckets. In the foreground a figure in an orange robe and orange cloth wrap, holding a long wooden staff, looks toward the camera. Tall green trees and a blue sky stand behind the site, with a water tank on a metal frame at left and a blue canopy post at right.2006-12-09August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor temple construction site under a clear blue sky with palm trees and bamboo scaffolding. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Several workers in white dhotis and shirts crouch and work at a brick or concrete frame, one pouring material from a metal tray. At center, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands watching, with a crowd-like group of workers around. A man in white shirt with a grey vest and glasses stands beside him, and a woman in white on the right holds a flat metal tray near a tall bamboo scaffold. Excavated red earth and stacked materials fill the foreground.2006-12-09Outdoor photo on a bare dirt ground marked with white chalk lines. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left holding a dark book, beside another man in white dhoti with an orange shawl. A figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a staff stands centre, under a white umbrella held by another person in white with an orange shawl. On the right, two men in checked lungis dig the ground with a pickaxe and spade while a man in a headcloth and a man in a turban watch. A small red-walled building with a green roof and palm trees appear in the background.2006-10-24A photograph of a dirt construction site where a line of women in white and cream saris, several with gold-bordered and patterned cloth, walk along a sandy path. Behind them, workers in white dhotis and shirts carry out building work near piled stones, gravel and earth. A water tank on a metal frame and green trees stand in the background. On the right, a man in an orange robe walks among the workers, and a man in pale cream clothing stands at the edge of the frame.2006-12-09A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone mortar. A young man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, grips a tall wooden pestle and presses it into a stone mortar on the sandy ground. Around him, several onlookers stand: a man in a white kurta and dark-rimmed glasses with a black rudraksha-style necklace holds a metal plate, a bald man in a grey t-shirt and trousers watches, a woman with short red hair wears a white wrap, and another man in white stands in the background. An older bare-chested man with white moustache wears a white dhoti at right. Scattered white cloth scraps, leaves and a small bowl lie on the ground near shrubs and trees, with a few stones and a red plastic chair behind.2004-12-31A photograph of a fire-walking ritual at an outdoor ashram site. In the foreground a man in an all-white kurta with a dark bead mala and a small pendant walks across a shallow pit of glowing-grey embers and ash. Around the pit, men and women in white ritual clothing stand barefoot on the packed earth; several wear rudraksha malas and ID badges, and one man on the right holds a long wooden pole used to hold back the crowd. A man in the background wears an orange-red shawl and a white dhoti with a yellow border, and a drummer with a red drum stands behind him.2005-12-31