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Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside a small roadside shrine with orange-painted walls and corrugated roofing. A group of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar kameez, walk in a line carrying long wooden poles across their shoulders. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at the front raises a pole overhead, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. Palm trees and a parked blue car are visible, with decorated deity murti figures set out along a table on the right.

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December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor temple construction site on dusty orange-brown earth, with a row of tall palm trees behind and a clear pale sky. Many people in orange and white clothing are working and walking across the site. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange cloth wrapped around his waist stands in the centre, arm extended and pointing. Other figures wear white kurtas and white dhotis, and several women wear orange saris. A man in a white shirt and white trousers sits on a white plastic chair at the right edge. Concrete blocks, wooden planks, a red bucket, a blue tarpaulin and a green truck are scattered around the foundation work.2006-12-09Outdoor temple construction site on dirt ground with palm and tall trees behind. A tall bamboo scaffold tower stands at left beside a stone structure. A blue hatchback car is parked in the center. A man in orange robes with a long hair knot walks barefoot across the dirt, while several people in white dhotis and white clothing move around, including a man with an orange shawl and a woman in a pale sari. At right, a large deity murti with a crown and red garment stands beside a stone platform. A white plastic chair sits on the ground, and a green cloth lies on a red pillar at left.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph of a busy construction site at an early hour, with heaps of reddish-brown sand and gravel piles scattered across dirt ground. Many people in white and saffron/orange clothing move about; several men in white shirts with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand among them, and a man in a bright orange robe and orange turban stands near the center holding a long staff. Another figure in white shovels or works with a long-handled tool, while a worker in a pink head cloth and checked shirt is seen from behind. Behind them are stacked steel rods, timber, brick walls, a white van, and a small tin-roofed building with a pinkish concrete structure. Count of visible people is more than twenty. +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on bare sandy ground under palm and leafy trees, with a row of small white-and-blue flags strung overhead. Many people in white and light traditional dress, including women in white saris with coloured borders and men in white dhotis and shirts, move among clay pots and cooking fires in the background, apparently preparing offerings. A woman in a light green sari holds a water bottle, a man in white dhoti walks in the foreground, and women in pink and purple saris stand to the right beside a white-draped structure. The scene suggests a communal ritual cooking gathering, though no specific deity or ritual is clearly visible.2006-12-31December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor photo at a dusty construction site in late-day light, with palm fronds at the upper left. Devotees in white and pale clothing stand and walk along a dirt path between mounds of excavated soil. A woman in a red-orange saffron-toned sari stands on a raised spot near a parked white car. In the foreground a woman in a grey-blue top and a woman in a pink-red sari face away from the camera, and a woman in a teal sari gestures toward the path. A man at the right wears a white dhoti and a red-and-white striped head cloth. Steel rods, poles, a water tank and a small open pavilion with pillars appear in the background.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A photo of a festival procession on a dirt courtyard beside palm trees. At the centre, a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with a golden canopy, ornate red-and-gold finials and colourful striped umbrellas is carried through the crowd. Many people in white clothing, including men in white dhotis and women in white saris, hold up red-orange flags on poles, while a woman in an orange sari stands at left. To the right a woman in white raises her arms with a flag. A red brick building, palm trees and a notice board with Kannada text frame the scene, and a large display board stands at right.2010-12-22