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Four workers lay and adjust large flat sandstone slabs on a dusty ground beneath a banyan tree with aerial roots, as part of construction at the Nithyananda Peetham banyan tree temple site. A man in a teal top and green trousers bends low over the stone at left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti crouches in the centre, and a man in a plaid shirt and dark trousers stands at right holding a tool. Red-painted brick low walls and a small brick block frame the work area, and a thin line of water runs along a joint between slabs. No deity, dais or a person figure is visible in the frame.

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February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor site beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots at Nithyananda Peetham, where a paved stone ground is marked with white and yellow lines for the layout of a planned temple. Four men stand on the stones in discussion: one in a pink shirt and green lungi, one in a white shirt and white dhoti, a third in a plaid shirt and dark trousers, and a bare-bodied figure at the left edge. Behind them, two women in saris and several people in saffron or orange robes stand near the trees. Coils of rope, a black bag and a white pipe lie on the ground, with other trees and a small structure in the background.2018-02-01November 19 20162016-11-19 +1 copiesA photograph of four men laying stone paving on a dirt construction site outdoors. A man in a pink shirt and checked lungi bends forward holding a long-handled tool to press cement between grey stone slabs. Beside him a man in a cream shirt and striped lungi stands watching, and an older man in a checked shirt and white head cloth crouches to set a large pale stone slab with a blue bucket beside him. A man in a yellow striped shirt helps guide the slab, and an older man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands at right. Behind them stand a shed, a red container and banana plants, with stacked stone blocks scattered across the ground.2016-09-03 +1 copiesA photograph of workers laying out a temple foundation beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in a beige polo shirt and orange-red dhoti holds a measuring tape reel while standing barefoot on sand. Beside him, a man in a teal shirt and green lungi holds green string, and another man in a white striped shirt and white dhoti bends over. A bright yellow powder line. The scene suggests sthapathis marking the layout of a temple at the banyan tree site.2018-02-01Outdoor photo of a paved courtyard beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots at Nithyananda Peetham, where workers mark the layout of a planned temple. White and yellow chalk-like lines run across the flat stone tiles. Two men in white dhoti-style cloth with orange and green shawls stand near the center-right, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, facing the lines. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at the right edge holding a blue object, and several other men in white shirts, lungis and orange cloth stand under the tree in the background. A small pole with yellow-and-white garland decoration appears at right.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01August 27 20162016-08-27