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A photograph inside a bare temple-in-progress room with a grey concrete floor and pale tiled wall. A person in an orange saffron garment with a red sash kneels and leans forward, reaching to place a thin copper plate on the floor. Behind them stand dark stone deity murti figures, one with multiple raised arms, and a stack of folded cloths in red, navy, green and white sits against the tiles. A small red tilak mark is visible on the forehead. The scene suggests construction or installation work on a temple space.

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A person in an orange robe and red undergarment kneels on a grey floor in an unfinished temple interior, reaching forward to place a thin copper plate on the ground. The figure has long dark hair pulled back and a small red mark on the forehead. Behind them stand dark stone deity murti figures on pedestals, one with multiple arms, and a pile of folded red, blue, green and white cloths rests against a tiled wall. A small white-clad figure is partly visible in the background. Copper plate placement suggests temple construction work.2007-11-07A photograph of a person in orange saffron robes kneeling on a grey concrete floor, bending forward to examine a thin flat copper sheet in both hands. The person has long dark hair falling forward and wears a red undergarment visible at the neck. Behind them stand large dark carved wooden statues of deities with raised arms and a seated figure on a pedestal. To the right, a stack of folded fabrics in red, navy, green and white rests on the floor, and a partially visible person in white clothing stands at the far left edge. The setting appears to be a bare interior with white cinderblock walls.2007-11-07A photograph inside a bare, unfinished hall with a grey concrete floor scuffed with white dust. A man with long dark hair and a small red forehead mark, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red top, kneels low on the floor and examines a small flat copper or metal plate held in both hands. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti with multiple raised arms, and at right are large dark sculpted figures. A woman in white clothes stands in the background near a stack of folded blue and red cloths. The scene suggests temple construction or installation work.2007-11-07A photograph inside an unfinished temple hall with a grey concrete floor. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange shawl over a red garment, leans low on one hand and places a small reddish-gold metal plate on the floor with the other, smiling. Behind him stand dark stone deity murti sculptures, one with multiple arms, and a stack of folded cloths in red, green, blue and white sits against the wall. a person: the long swept-back hair, orange and red saffron-style clothing and visible red tilak mark are consistent with the page's identification, but the appearance is not conclusive. A second partially visible person in white stands at the left edge.2007-11-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a grey stone floor, smiling and gesturing with open hands. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe over a red garment. In front of him lies a flat copper plate engraved with a yantra-like geometric pattern. Behind him stands a dark carved stone deity murti with a wall sconce on the pale wall.2007-11-07A smiling man with long dark hair sits cross-legged, barefoot, on a grey concrete floor, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap over a red undershirt. He extends both open palms toward the left as if explaining something. Beside him lies a flat orange-tinted metal plate engraved with concentric circular patterns. Behind him, a large dark stone statue of a seated deity murti stands against a pale wall, with a wall sconce and a dark stone trough nearby. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and gesturing as a teacher, seated before the carved plate.2007-11-07A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe with a red waist cloth leaning over a dark tiled surface, pressing or placing a thin gold-coloured metal plate that bears a raised relief design. Behind him hang a red velvet curtain and a vertical banner with a green top, a blue flower emblem on maroon, and a gold-yellow skirt. Garlands in white, red, yellow and green and a brass kalasha-style finial sit on the left.2007-11-15A man in saffron-orange robes over a red sleeveless top works at a stone surface, holding a white cloth and an orange cloth with his hands, his head bowed and eyes lowered. Behind him, a person in white clothes and a rudraksha mala stands at a golden pedestal. On a black-draped shelf to the left sit white marble deity murtis and small offerings, and a red fire extinguisher hangs on the white block wall. Shrine items and an arched altar are visible at the right edge.2007-11-07Photograph of a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a red bindi, leaning over a wooden frame on a grey carpeted floor and placing a folded orange cloth into it. Behind him a second man in a blue shirt stands partly hidden, and a third man in a grey top and white dhoti walks across the room. Golden deity statues with crowns stand against the back wall, a golden figure is partly visible at the left edge, dark wooden crates and packing material are stacked nearby, and a large dark statue lies on a wooden pallet at right. The orange-robed man matches a person candidate by saffron ornate clothing and red forehead mark, though no distinctive long hair or malas are clearly visible, so this is uncertain.2007-11-07Photograph inside a temple under construction. A man with long dark hair swept back, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a red undergarment, with a red tilak on his forehead, leans over a dark stone slab spreading grey wet cement with a trowel. A small orange and white floral offering sits in a recess of the slab. Behind him are scaffolding poles and two painted deity figures in red, green and yellow garments. A second person's arm in a silver bracelet reaches in from the left edge holding a trowel.2007-11-07September 20 20062006-09-20A photograph of a workshop where a man in an orange saffron shawl over a red sleeveless top leans over a dark stone slab, pressing his palm onto a grey paste spread in a recessed carved panel. Nearby, a man in an orange robe stands beside a brass lamp and small brass bowl on a wooden tray. Behind them, a man in a grey t-shirt and glasses watches, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands by the wall, and a photographer in a blue shirt holds a camera. A yellow cloth-covered dish is visible at lower left. Pale plaster-covered walls and a red exit sign are in the background. Swamiji appears to be the man in orange shawl and red top touching the stone, identified by appearance cues including long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.2007-11-07