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A woman in an orange sari sits on a white plastic chair at left, hands clasped in her lap, watching a yellow Escorts crane vehicle at right with a hook and cable hanging from its boom. Behind it, two men in white dhotis and shirts walk across a dirt compound toward a half-built concrete wall, with palm trees and a metal-framed structure under a shade roof behind them. Several other people in white and casual clothes stand near the wall at left. A blue mat lies on the ground beside the chair.

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A photograph of an outdoor ritual site with a large grey stone Ganesha statue being lifted by a yellow mobile crane with a telescopic boom and Nitaphi-style lettering. Bamboo scaffolding stands on the left beside tall palm trees. A seated young person in an orange robe and white chair sits in the foreground, while a crowd of men and women in white dhotis, white shirts, pink, green and blue saris and salwar stands watching. A man in a saffron-brown dhoti stands near the statue, and a few men in white attend the work. Brass kalasha-style offering vessels and small items rest on a cloth on the ground, and a pile of red earth lies nearby.2006-12-22A photograph of an outdoor ashram construction site with sandy ground and palm trees. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with long dark hair stands with hands on her hips, facing right. Beside her a man in white kurta and white dhoti stands barefoot. Behind them a yellow crane with a hook lifts a large concrete block. Other men in white clothes work in the background, and a half-built steel framework rises among the trees.2006-12-22December 19 20062006-12-19December 22 20062006-12-22A dusty outdoor construction site beside coconut palms and a low compound wall. A large dark stone sculpture hangs from the hook of a yellow NRM crane labelled ESCORTS, with chains attached. A seated woman in a bright orange sari sits on a white plastic chair at left, hands clasped, watching. Nearby, a man in white kurta and dhoti gestures while several men in white and casual shirts stand by. Behind them, a group of women in white saris and men in shirts watch the lifting of the statue.2006-12-22A dusty outdoor construction site beside a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof and red pillars. A bright orange crane-and-digger vehicle with a boom reading G.T. CRANE SERVICES stands on the right beside coconut palms. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with long dark hair walks across the sand; he has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, and the page does not place him at this event, so his identity is unsure. Around him, several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and talk, including a woman in a dark top and jeans and a young child in pink. A stack of white sacks and wooden planks lie on the ground.Outdoor construction site with bare orange-brown earth and a heap of grey gravel beside a partly built cinder-block wall with steel framing. A person in an orange-saffron robe stands facing a small group of men in white dhotis and shirts, one with an orange shawl. A yellow JCB backhoe loader with its bucket lowered stands to the right, and tall coconut palms fill the background under a pale blue sky, with rocky hills beyond. The robed figure is a visible candidate, but the view is distant and the features are too uncertain to judge.2006-12-19December 19 20062006-12-19A construction site at an open dirt yard with palm trees and a blue sky. A yellow Escorts crane truck with a long boom, labelled N.R.M. Crane, lifts a large stone block toward a grey stone structure with a rounded top. Beside it stands a tall bamboo scaffold around a white pole. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts work around the stone, one in an orange robe sits on the ground near coiled rope, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. A yellow Escorts backhoe loader sits at left. Scattered bricks and rubble lie on the ground.2006-12-19December 22 20062006-12-22December 14 20062006-12-14Outdoor construction site beside palm trees and bamboo scaffolding. A large dark stone Ganesha murti with a trunk is being lifted by a yellow mobile crane whose hook is attached to it. In front, a figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a white chair in the foreground, facing the scene. Around the site, a group of people in white ritual clothes, a woman in a yellow sari, and a monk in a brown-orange robe stand watching. A mound of red earth, bricks and blue metal sheets lie nearby.2006-12-22