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Outdoor construction-site scene on dusty dirt ground with palm trees and a red-and-white truck at right. A group of about thirty devotees in white and pale clothing stands and walks along a dirt path at left, including women in white and light green saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground, a man in a maroon shirt and a woman in a pink sari with a dark blouse dig into a pit beside a pile of reddish earth and rocks, while another woman in a light blue sari and a man in a white shirt stand nearby. A large building site stretches in the hazy background. No recognizable a person appears in the scene.

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Outdoor temple construction site with reddish-brown earth, rebar cages and palm trees under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, several women in white saris with braided hair carry and pass earth or material on a flat tray; a man in a beige kurta stands at left. Behind them, a group of people in saffron and orange robes and white ritual clothes work among the foundations. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands center-right, appearing to supervise the work, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone. The site includes concrete formwork and scattered tools.2006-12-09 +2 copiesDecember 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor 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.2006-12-22A photograph of a kara seva work scene at AdiKailaasa on a dry, dusty ground under a large shade tree. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis dig and shovel earth from a mound of reddish soil, while a man in a khaki uniform and a man in a light shirt work nearby. Women in white and cream saris, one wearing an orange and white patterned sari, carry shallow trays or baskets of soil. A low breeze-block wall with fresh red earth piles sits behind them, with distant rocky hills in the background.2008-02-23Outdoor 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 under palm trees on bare red earth, with stacked red bricks and a yellow excavator and trucks behind. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti stands at left, holding a metal plate of reddish earth or sand that a line of women in saris and shawls are receiving. A woman in a pink top and white dhoti-style skirt kneels at left placing bricks, and a woman in a red headscarf and orange-yellow sari stands in the line. Several more people in saris and dhotis stand in the background, many in white and beige, near a wire fence.2006-12-22A 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 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.2006-12-22Outdoor photo of a ceremonial ground event beside palm trees under a bright sky, with a white tent-like canopy behind. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a dark cord around his neck bends low at a muddy trench, his hands reaching into the mud, while another man in a blue-grey shirt and white dhoti stands beside him. Beside the trench a heap of grey stone or gravel lies on the ground. A crowd lines a rope barrier behind: women in white and cream saris with gold borders, some in green and orange, several men in white kurtas and dhotis, many holding long poles. At left, a drummer in a dark red garment holds a long wooden instrument.2008-12-31December 22 20062006-12-22