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A photo taken at a dusty construction site at early morning or dusk, with a hazy sky and palm and tree silhouettes behind. Groups of people sit cross-legged on the bare ground in two rows: one group in white clothes on the left and a group in orange and saffron robes on the right, with a few others standing nearby. Stone slabs, concrete blocks, rubble, sacks and wooden planks lie scattered on the earth in the foreground. At right stands an unfinished stone temple pavilion with carved pillars and scaffolding. Strings of small flags or banners line the background, and a blue car is parked at the far left edge.

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A morning gathering of devotees seated on the ground at a construction site beside a stone temple pavilion. Most wear saffron-orange robes, while others wear white clothing. Some sit on blue mats and cloth while others sit directly on the dirt. Loose stone slabs, rubble, sacks and rough stone blocks lie in the foreground, with scaffolding and palm trees behind, and low sunlight glows through the hazy air. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor photo of a construction-stage open-air site with a stone pavilion on the left and a steel-framed shelter with blue tarpaulin in the background. In the foreground, a group of about 30 seated people sit on sand: many wear orange robes, others wear white. Standing spectators and palm trees fill the background, and a red-and-white banner is propped near the pavilion. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A construction site at an ashram with raw red-brown earth mounds and rebar stakes in the foreground. Roughly two dozen people in white dhotis and white or light garments walk among the mounds, with several wearing orange or saffron shawls and robes. Behind them are stacked stone blocks, a low brick building with a tin roof, palm trees and dense green trees under hazy morning light. A silver SUV is parked at the left edge. Some people are in the middle distance, and a few are closer, near a green pipe at the lower right.2006-12-12Outdoor group sitting cross-legged on bare earth at a construction site in early morning haze, with palm trees, a stone pile and metal poles behind. Many people in white ashram clothes sit on woven mats in rows, some with white sashes, a white-clad man with a white head wrap, and a man in an orange shawl. A few people wear casual shirts and jeans. Shoes are lined up near the mats, and a woman in a yellow shawl sits at the right edge. Some participants appear to read or hold papers.2006-12-22Photograph of an outdoor temple construction site under a stone pavilion with carved pillars. Large dressed granite slabs lie on the ground in the foreground, and loose earth, rubble and a few scaffold poles surround them. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move around in the open ground beyond, and one man in a white shirt crouches at the right edge near the stone. Palm trees and tall trees fill the hazy background, and a pile of quarried stones sits to the right.2006-12-22December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesDusk 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.2006-12-20An outdoor photograph at a dusty open site with a low concrete-block building and mounds of soil behind it. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder stands centre-frame holding a raised tool above his head. Around him, several people in white clothing sit cross-legged in shallow earthen pits with white cloth wrapped over their eyes, while smoke-darkened ash and charred wood lie on the ground. Nearby, a few other people in white stand or sit at the site. The scene looks like a ritual fire process.2007-02-07Outdoor photograph of a sandy, unfinished site with a row of shallow pits dug into the ground. Several people in white clothes sit in or beside the pits, some wearing white cloth blindfolds over their eyes. A bald man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl stands at left, looking toward the seated group. Half-built concrete-block walls, piles of earth, metal rods and a blue drum lie on the site, with palm and tree foliage and a clear sky behind. The scene appears to be a fire-ritual preparation with prepared pits.2007-02-07