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A temple setting with a yellow hand pallet truck moving a grey stone block across grey carpet. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with bare feet and a bangle on the wrist grips the pallet truck handle on the left. Behind them, seated deity murtis with crowns and jewelled adornments sit on a gold-coloured peetha or pedestal, with orange and red draped cloth and a garlanded backdrop. A man in white kurta stands at right, and a woman in an orange-and-cream outfit stands beside him, looking down. The stone block bears carved decorative motifs. Several figures near the back wear orange, white and kumkum-coloured garments.

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Interior of a bare-walled hall during temple construction. In the foreground a figure in white robes with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera beside a large ornate gold-leaf carved frame lying on the floor. At left, a young man in a long orange wrap and red undergarment stands near a framed white and gold relief panel. Behind him a man in a striped button shirt and jeans points upward toward a standing gold deity murti. Other gold and white statues, a tiled pedestal, and a young man in a grey shirt crouching at right are visible. Light fixtures and stacked wooden crates complete the scene.2007-11-07Indoor photo in a bare room with a grey carpet, an exit sign and a high window. Centre-right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red undershirt pushes a yellow hand trolley carrying a large gilded deity murti with an arched halo. To the left, a man in a white kurta and white pyjama-style trousers wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, and reaches toward the trolley. Behind them, several people in casual clothes and orange garments help move the statue, and a man in a blue t-shirt stands at the right edge. A wooden crate sits at the far left.2007-11-07Indoor photo inside a bare concrete-block hall with grey carpet, showing people carrying a long ornate gold-coloured frame. A bald man in saffron robes and glasses at left front holds one end, with a man in white dhoti and bare chest with rudraksha mala at left rear. A man in a white t-shirt and khaki trousers holds the middle, a man in light blue shirt walks behind, and a woman in orange kurta with orange scarf and pendant walks at right. Yellow scaffolding stands behind them, and at right are painted deity figures and a low wooden platform.2007-11-07A photograph of people in a bare, cream-walled room with a plywood panel leaning against the wall. A tall man with long dark hair tied back in a bun, wearing orange robes with a red undergarment visible at the waist, smiles and walks toward a yellow hand pallet truck. Beside him, a man with a shaved head and glasses in orange robes guides an ornate gold arched frame with carved finials. A woman in a red-orange top and orange skirt smiles in the background, and another person in pink-purple clothing stands behind the frame.2007-11-07A photograph inside a dimly lit, gold-accented temple ratham or chariot shrine at night. Two deity murtis sit side by side on a red-draped seat, one holding a trident-like staff, both adorned with floral garlands, jewelled crowns and colourful embellished garments. Four people surround the shrine: a figure in orange-saffron robes on the left, a bare-shouldered person in red-orange cloth standing closest to the deity, another in saffron robes on the right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl at the far right, wearing a wristwatch. Golden lion-like carvings flank the entrance. Lamplight glows from above.2009-01-11A photograph inside a temple hall during construction. In the foreground, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a flowing orange shawl stands near a metal scaffold pipe. Behind him, a second man in orange robes rests his hand on the horizontal pipe. To the right, a man in orange robes with a white cloth over his shoulder gestures, and a man in a white t-shirt and jeans looks on. A grey stone deity murti with a tall crown and multiple arms stands on a plinth behind the scaffolding, and a red curtain hangs in the background. On the left, colourful ceremonial decorations, garlands and a gold deity figure are visible. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the smiling man in the foreground, identified by long swept-back hair, orange shawl and red bindi. He is in person in the photograph.2007-11-15A seated figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes with a pink-and-gold border sits on a folding chair on grey carpet, long dark curly hair falling past the shoulders, watching a group standing around a wooden pallet on which a large weathered grey stone sculpture of a deity figure lies. Around the room, several standing people in white kurtas, saffron dhotis, and sarees, including one woman in a brown and gold saree, look down at the carved stone. Behind them, a row of ornately dressed deity murtis in red, gold and green costumes stand on a shelf against a white wall, with a golden draped backdrop and a striped hanging at the left.February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph inside a bare-walled hall where a large black stone deity murti lies on a wooden pallet, wrapped in a white cloth and resting on white cushions. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand around it: on the left a man in orange shawl holds a rudraksha mala and smiles, and a man in a saffron robe with a red-brown cloth stands behind the murti. A man in an orange shirt operates a metal hand truck to move the stone, while a man in dark clothing and another in white kneel and steady the base. Small white and golden seated figurines sit on a black shelf behind them, and women in saris watch from the right. Wall sconces light the cream walls.2007-11-07A photo inside a bare, whitewashed building during temple preparation. A large black stone deity murti lies reclined on a red cloth atop a wooden pallet, being moved on a yellow pallet jack. A white marble seated figure of a bearded saint stands on a plinth at left, partly boxed in wood. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and shawl stands at right, watching. Two men kneel beside the murti, one in a blue and green jacket, one in grey with a pendant. A man in orange top and white trousers crouches at far right, and a man in orange shirt and jeans stands at left handling the pallet jack. Grey carpet covers the floor.2007-11-07Inside a bare hall with grey carpet and white block walls, a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest stands at left with his right arm extended toward a large dark stone base on a wooden pallet. The stone is a layered black yoni-style pedestal wrapped with yellow lifting straps, lifted by a black forklift behind it. A second man in a grey shirt operates the forklift. To the right stands a man in a light shirt and jeans, and a small gilded wooden canopy shrine sits on the floor. Wooden crates and a black sofa are visible at the edges.2007-11-07January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies