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Outdoor photograph of a group of people digging and clearing red earth beside a small shrine with a red curtain and a tented canopy decorated with colourful umbrellas. Several people wear saffron-orange robes while others wear white clothes or dark t-shirts. A man in a white shirt bends over the soil at centre, another in saffron digs at right, and a person in a grey top shovels earth at far right. Green vines and cut plants lie on the ground, with stone blocks at left and a tree overhead. No recognizable a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance in this scene.

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September 04 20162016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04A photograph of an outdoor construction site with reddish-brown soil piled in mounds. Several people in saffron-orange robes with red borders dig with pickaxes and shovels, some bending low to strike the ground. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands among them, and another in a white shirt works at the front with a pickaxe. Behind them are a concrete wall and stone blocks, with a woman in a white sari and a woman in a pink-and-white patterned sari nearby. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2006-12-09A group of about a dozen men and boys digs a sandy pit on a dirt ground in front of a red-brick building with a green corrugated roof and a tall flagpole with a red flag. Several in saffron/orange robes, including a shaved-headed man in the left foreground with an orange shawl, and others in white dhotis and shirts, use spades and shovels to turn soil. Piles of broken stone, bricks and timber lie to the left, with palm trees and buildings behind. The scene reflects groundwork for temple construction at the ashram. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the shaved-headed man in orange is a priest or devotee.2006-11-20Outdoor photograph of a group digging red earth at a construction site beside a single-storey red building with a green corrugated metal roof and a flagpole. Several people in orange or saffron robes and several in white clothes dig with spades and shovels in a trench. A pile of grey stone blocks and rubble lies behind them, with palm trees and a power line overhead. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands barefoot watching the work. The scene suggests ashram temple construction labour.2006-11-20September 11 20162016-09-11A photograph of a temple construction site with fresh red-brown earth piled in heaps. Several monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders dig and shovel the soil; one bends forward with a spade and another holds a shovel. Some bald and some with short hair, they work beside workers in white clothing. Behind them stand a low stone boundary wall, palm and green trees, and a metal pipe fitting at the lower right. Two women in white and a red-patterned sari watch from the left. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in this frame.2006-12-09December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA group of people works outdoors in a shaded grove of large trees, digging and clearing red-brown earth with shovels and spades. Several men wear white dhotis or white kurtas, one bare-chested man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti with a gold-coloured border, and a woman in an orange sari and others in orange and white clothing are visible. Some participants kneel or bend to the ground while others stand watching, and a woman in a white sari stands at the right edge. Tree roots, a wooden railing and a metal lamp post frame the scene.2016-09-18A photograph of a temple construction site with palm trees behind. In the foreground, several people dig into a mound of reddish-brown earth with shovels and hoes. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes bends forward to dig, while nearby a woman in a red blouse and white sari holds a tray. In the centre and right, three men in saffron-orange robes, some with a sash over one shoulder, work the soil with tools. Additional people in white clothing stand in the background.2006-12-09A dusty outdoor construction site with red-brown earth mounds under a clear pale sky, trees and a low stone wall behind. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a pink border leans forward, holding a long-handled digging tool into the soil. To the right, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange waist sash stands with bare arms and gold bracelets, and others in white and orange work nearby. Several workers in white and orange are bent over digging, and a woman in orange with long dark hair sits on the left beside a small pot.2006-12-09September 11 20162016-09-11