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A photograph taken outdoors among palm and leafy trees at a temple-construction site. In the centre, a man in a light green t-shirt and blue checked lungi, with a red headcloth, leans over a grey concrete trough or basin, working on it with a handheld angle grinder whose cord trails across the ground. To the left, a man in a red headcloth and striped shirt holds a grinder. Behind them stands a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron wrap, watching the work. A tan tarpaulin hangs against a palm trunk, and cement slabs and tools lie on the ground.

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Outdoor photo at a temple construction site among palm and leafy trees. A man in an orange saffron garment with bare shoulder and dark shoulder-length hair stands at left, watching work. A worker in a light green t-shirt, plaid lungi and red head cloth stands inside a rectangular concrete tank and grinds its edge with an angle grinder, trailing a black cord. Another worker in a striped shirt and plaid lungi holds a yellow angle grinder at left edge. A partially visible man in white shirt stands behind. A tan tarpaulin hangs against a palm trunk, with a metal pipe and scattered tools on the ground.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Outdoor temple construction site with palm trees and a brick wall behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and stands on a wooden plank beside a concrete trough. Two workers wrap their heads in red cloths: one in a striped shirt on the left, one in a grey t-shirt and checked lungi on the right, operating a grinder with a cord over the trough. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the left. Tarpaulin, bricks and sand lie on the ground. The saffron-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate present in person.2006-09-18A photograph at a stone temple-construction site under an open carved stone pavilion. In the right foreground a person with long dark hair wears a bright orange saffron wrap and sandals, and writes on an orange clipboard. Behind a grey stone platform, a man in a grey shirt, purple lungi and orange turban stands near a water tank on a metal frame, while a seated worker in a red turban and blue shirt works beside an electrical cord and tools. Another worker bends over in the background, and bare trees and bushes fill the view.2006-12-22September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a rural outdoor work area under a tarpaulin and bamboo lattice shelter. Several young men in lungis, checked shirts and vests crowd around, some bending over metal objects on the ground, while one holds a long grey metal pipe. On the right, a figure in a flowing saffron/orange robe with long dark hair stands observing the workers, with dense green foliage behind. a person cues are limited here: the figure wears saffron robes and long hair, but the appearance is not distinctive enough for confident identification, so the role is given as a person in saffron robes observing the workers.2006-09-18December 09 20062006-12-09December 19 20062006-12-19A photograph at an outdoor temple construction site with bamboo scaffolding and a copper-toned kalasha or tower element above. A woman in a saffron-orange sari stands at right holding a long wooden pole, with a long dark hair and bare arm visible. Beside her, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a matching pole over a stone mortar, another bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti stands center right, and an older man in a white vest and white dhoti stands left. A grey stone Nandi bull sits on a stone plinth behind them, with more workers on the scaffolding and piles of sand and cloth on the ground.2006-12-22December 09 20092009-12-09December 19 20062006-12-19