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Outdoor construction site at an ashram in morning light, with a palm tree and a blue tarpaulin. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothing walk among low brick foundation structures laid out in rows on bare red earth. A woman in a white sari with red floral print stands in the foreground, gesturing with her hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a dark scarf around his neck and a bead necklace, walks at right carrying something. A stone gateway structure stands in the background.

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December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor construction site beside palm trees, with bamboo scaffolding rising on the right and a clear blue sky. A man on the left in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, gesturing with his hands. Several workers in white dhotis and shirts dig and carry materials over reddish-brown earth and stone rubble. A worker in a dark vest and white shirt holds a metal pan. A woman in an orange sari stands in the middle distance, and a woman in white and another in a red shawl stand at the right edge. The scene shows temple construction work in progress.2006-12-09December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Dusk scene at a construction site in an open dirt yard beside palm trees and scrub. On the left, a long line of about two dozen people in white clothes stands in a row, several women in colourful saris among them, while a few hold multicoloured parasols or umbrellas aloft. Behind them stand single-storey tin-roofed buildings. On the right, a lone figure in saffron/orange robes stands near a partly built brick wall, with construction cranes, scaffolding, rubble and building materials around the yard. A stacked brick pile sits in the foreground.2006-12-20Outdoor construction site under a clear pale sky with coconut palms and a bamboo scaffold tower on the right. A man in white shirt and white dhoti at left holds a metal tray and tools near a wooden frame. Another man in white shirt and white dhoti stands in the foreground, and a man in a dark vest over a white shirt and white trousers stands among the excavated red-earth trench. A woman in an orange sari stands in the background near the scaffold, and a woman in white stands at right. A woman in a red shawl holds a metal tray at the lower right. Rebar and red soil surround them, with a stone slab and rubble on the ground.2006-12-09Outdoor ground-level ceremony at a construction site of dirt and bricks. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward with a brick in hand, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Beside him a woman in an orange-trimmed white sari and a woman in a red sari with a shawl kneel and stand around a square brick enclosure being laid out in the sand. Stacked bricks lie to the right, and white-clad onlookers and a parked car stand in the background, with a pink-shawled figure at the left edge.2006-12-22Outdoor photo of a groundbreaking or foundation-laying ceremony on bare red-brown earth under a corrugated shelter roofed with palm fronds and green leaf garlands. Several small square brick foundations are being set out. A crowd of roughly 40 people in white ritual clothes, white sarees, and pale and blue saris moves among them, some carrying items. A woman in a bright orange saffron sari stands at the right foreground, facing away. Behind the shelter a black draped backdrop hangs in front of a white curtain, and rocky hills and a white wall appear in the distance.2006-12-22