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Outdoor construction-site scene under a corrugated shed and tall coconut palms in hazy morning light. Many people in white ritual clothes and white dhotis, some in saffron and pastel saris, stand and work among rows of stacked red bricks laid out on bare earth. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari kneels by the bricks and sprinkles water or grain, while a man in white sprinkles water nearby. A square brick-lined pit sits in the foreground, a brown truck and earth-moving equipment stand in the background, and a plain mat lies at the lower edge.

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December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor construction site under a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees and a bare-earth ground. A crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and coloured saris, gathers around a low square of exposed red brick foundation. Some workers in white stand on the dirt, and a man in white bends low at the left edge. In the background, a raised stage with a purple-draped table and a seated figure in orange and red clothing sits under a white cloth canopy. A large white structure stands beyond the palms. The scene looks like a ritual groundbreaking or foundation-laying.2006-12-22Outdoor construction site under a corrugated metal shelter with palm trees, where devotees in white dhotis and kurtas work on the ground. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left holding a long tool, and another in white digs near a stepped brick base of a structure. Behind them, workers in orange and white clothing and others in white stand among rows of low brick foundations on bare earth, with coconut palms and a hazy dry landscape beyond. Bunches of green coconuts sit at the left edge.2006-12-22Outdoor construction site beside palm trees under a clear sky. Stacks of red bricks lie on the left. Several people in white dhotis and saris bend over low green-leaf piles and work on the sandy ground, while a woman in a light shawl and a man in a checked shirt stand nearby. White walls and a tent-like structure appear in the background.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor temple construction site with bare red earth, palm trees and green trees under a clear sky. Many people work on foundations: men and women in white clothing and saffron-orange robes carry baskets and tools, and several saffron-robed figures stand near wooden formwork frames set into the ground. A long-haired person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right, with a blue cloth behind them. A woman with a long braid in a white sari stands in the foreground facing the work. Concrete blocks and a boundary wall stand in the background.2006-12-09Outdoor construction-site scene at an ashram: a large square pit with concrete rim dug into dirt ground, with a bamboo ladder and a man in orange robes crouched at its edge. Around it, roughly two dozen people in orange and white garments work with buckets, pans and shovels, some with shaved heads, women in orange saris and men in white kurtas. Orange marigold petals are scattered on the concrete rim. Behind, piles of rubble, palm trees and a red-brick building with a green metal roof and a small flag stand under hazy sky. A man in a green checked lungi stands near the pit. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person candidate is present.2006-11-20