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A photograph taken inside a bare workshop or construction space with yellow scaffolding and wooden planks on a dark floor. A man with black hair tied back, wearing an orange robe over red undergarments, stands at left-centre holding a thin brown plank or tile and looking down at it. In the foreground, a second person in an orange t-shirt reaches across with an outstretched arm to touch an ornate gold-coloured carved frame or border laid on the floor beside a grey-edged tile strip. Partially visible wooden crates and equipment sit in the background.

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A 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.2007-11-07Photograph 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.2007-11-07A photograph inside a temple under construction. A smiling man in a loose orange saffron robe, draped over one shoulder and gathered at the waist, stands barefoot beside an open sunken pit with concrete edges. Behind him a worker in a blue t-shirt and dark trousers, barefoot, stands near stacked tiles and a dark stone lotus-shaped base. Gold-coloured deity figures, white statues, a broom, hammers and wooden planks lie on the bare floor. The man in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, consistent with the a person appearance cues, presented as a visitor observing the work.2007-11-07A photograph inside an unfinished temple hall with scaffolding and yellow metal frames behind. A man in orange robes with a red waist cloth and long dark hair tied back presses an orange cloth roll onto a large dark stone block, with a grey mortar or paste on its top. Another large stone block sits behind him. A woman in an orange shawl sits at the back of the room near a blue chair, and colourful deity figures stand in the background. A wooden plank with stenciled letters rests at the lower left. Swamiji (probable): the man in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red waist cloth, working on the stone, is described as such based on his appearance and robes; he is an in-person figure.2007-11-07A photograph inside a workshop with bare walls, a red exit sign and an industrial fan. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair pulled back stands at a dark stone counter, wiping or wrapping a bowl-like object in an orange cloth. A person in a white coat holds the bowl from the left edge. On the counter are recessed rectangular moulds containing grey powder. Two men in white and blue shirts stand in the background.2007-11-07July 11 20092009-07-11A man sits on the edge of a tiled platform in a temple under construction. He wears a bright orange shawl over a red top and orange wrap, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. His bare feet dangle over the edge, and his hands rest on his knee. Behind him stand gilded deity figures and a large dark stone base with lotus-petal carving, with gold-leaf ornamentation visible above. The setting is a construction-stage temple interior.2007-11-07Indoor photo inside a temple under construction. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair swept back stands barefoot at the edge of an open rectangular pit in the floor, looking down into it. To the left, a bald older man in a striped light-blue and white short-sleeved shirt and jeans stands with his hands at his sides, and a younger man in a blue t-shirt and dark trousers holds a water bottle and an orange cloth. Behind them are white and gold deity murtis and a stone yoni-shaped base on a wooden pallet, with a broom leaning against a tiled half-wall.2007-11-07A photograph of a smiling man with long black hair tied back, wearing a sleeveless orange saffron garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, seated and looking down while reading a small white paper held in both hands. Beside him on the left stands another man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a round gold pendant, one hand raised near his chest. The background shows a patterned leopard-print cloth and a golden chair edge. A person's shoulder is partly visible at the right edge.2008-07-11Photograph inside a workshop-like hall where a figure in an orange saffron wrap and red sleeveless undergarment, with a red tilak on the forehead and swept-back dark hair, spreads grey plaster with a trowel onto a large dark stone base carved with a circular recessed area. Beside him a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a tray with orange cloth and watches. White marble deity statues and a red fire extinguisher stand in the background. a person in the foreground, with the appearance cues of saffron clothing, swept-back hair and a tilak; the second man is a devotee assistant.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.2007-11-07September 20 20062006-09-20