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A dusty unpaved entrance to a stone carving centre with a grey block-wall gate and ornate iron gate. Two stone lion-like guardian figures sit atop the gate pillars. A dark-coloured four-wheel-drive vehicle is parked inside, with palm trees, a thatched shed, a tall carved stone pillar and finished stone sculptures behind. A large red banner on the right wall shows a bearded man in an orange turban and orange garment, with Tamil text reading Centre for Stone Carving. No people are visible in the scene.

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A silver-grey SUV drives along a dirt track between rows of rough granite posts and a low wire fence, with palm trees, a green plastic bin and scattered rubble beside the road. A white-clad figure stands at the edge of the frame on the right. A white car is parked further back near a street lamp, and a distant pale building sits among the palms under an overcast sky.2007-12-07June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA worker in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a stone block under a corrugated roof, chiselling a grey stone slab with a hammer and chisel. Around him lie carved stone pieces, including a small stepped pedestal, a shaped slab, and a round stone base, with scattered rubble piled behind. A large orange banner hung from the roof shows a man in an orange turban and robe against a sunset-like background, with the Tamil and English heading 'Centre for Stone Carving' and a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. The portrait on the banner is a printed depiction, not a physical person in the scene.A stone carver sits cross-legged under a corrugated roof on a dusty ground, chiselling a rectangular block of grey granite. He wears a white shirt and a white dhoti. Behind him, a banner shows a smiling figure in an orange head wrap and an orange garment with gold beads, beside the words for Centre for Stone Carving. Piles of broken stone, finished stone blocks, small carved shrine-like pieces, and white carved elephants and animal figures are scattered around. The banner's figure is a printed portrait, not a physical person; the carver is the only physical person.February 15 20092009-02-15December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a dusty open courtyard in front of a white-walled temple building labelled Sri Anandeshwara Temple. A silver-grey SUV is parked in the foreground. On the temple steps, a group of about eight people in white clothes and saffron or orange shawls stands near the entrance. To the left, a dark stone Shivalinga-style object and a grey stone pillar sit beside a small shed, and palm trees rise behind the buildings. On the right, a billboard shows a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange and the words Kalpataru, with a phone number.2009-12-17A wide dusty dirt road runs through an open compound lined with tall coconut palms and leafy trees under a pale sky. On the left, a roadside banner advertises Nithya Annadanam with a photo of a smiling woman, a row of white-clad figures in a field, and a contact number. On the right, several grey stone sculptures of deities and figures stand on a plinth behind red and white bollards. Faint signage and a distant structure appear down the road. No people are visible in the scene.2010-01-13December 17 20092009-12-17A photograph of an unfinished entrance to a construction site with two open green metal gates set between two partly built brick gateposts. Each gatepost has a wooden scaffold frame and an unfinished round dome top. Dirt road leads through the gates, with vehicles parked beyond, including a red car and a dark car, and trees and a cloudy sky behind. Blue drums and a pile of gravel sit at the right side. No people are visible.2009-09-22A dirt road lined with palm and banana trees runs toward the viewer, with a silver SUV driving down the centre of the road. A low concrete compound wall on the left is hung with a strip of white and blue flags or cloth pennants strung along its top. Small orange-flowered shrubs and young plants grow along the verge, and a figure in white stands far down the road, partly obscured by the trees. Distant hills and a few buildings appear beyond the greenery under an overcast sky.2009-07-07February 24 20072007-02-24