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A photograph of an outdoor site on red earth with a small grey granite shrine pavilion on the left holding a black stone lingam with a yoni base. Two men in white shirts and checked lungis dig into a pile of reddish soil with hand tools, one with a shovel and one bent over with a hoe. Several other people in white dhotis and shirts stand in the background near a tent and vehicle, along with a man in a grey shirt. A black granite plaque with Tamil text is set into the base of the shrine. Bags of offerings sit on the ground at left.

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Outdoor scene on reddish earth at a small granite shrine with four pillars sheltering a black stone lingam with flowers and offerings. A dark granite plaque with Tamil inscription sits on the plinth in the foreground. Behind, several men in white dhotis and shirts dig soil with shovels and carry metal plates, while a dark SUV is parked in the background.2017-02-03Outdoor photo on a dry, reddish-brown earth site under a pale sky. Several men in lungis and shirts bend over a mound of soil, digging and shovelling, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the edge holding a small brass vessel. A cluster of onlookers in shirts, a woman in a maroon saree and children stand or sit nearby. A clay pot, a pink plastic bucket, a green bundle of leaves and a striped canopy frame the scene; a tripod and parked vehicles appear in the background.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a newly built grey granite shrine with a tiered domed roof and four pillars around a black stone shivalinga-style base on a raised platform. Two men in lungis bend over a mound of red earth beside it, digging, while a boy in a light shirt stands nearby. Behind, a striped pink, blue and green canopy shelters rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing on mats, with white-clad figures among them and a white van and cars parked on the dusty ground.2017-02-03Outdoor scene on a red earth ground with a large mound of reddish soil at the centre. Several men in lungis and dhotis work around the pile: one crouches at left pouring or scooping soil, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands centre-left, and a man in a checked lungi leans forward at lower right holding a shovel. Other men in shirts and lungis stand in the background near a metal-frame structure, parked cars, a tent and a striped canopy at right, with a small floral offering and plastic items on the ground at left. No one wearing saffron or distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.2017-02-03Outdoor ground-breaking or site ceremony under a striped canopy in dry red earth. Two men in white dig and shovel fresh soil in the foreground, with a pile of excavated red earth. Behind the canopy, a seated crowd of devotees in orange and white sits on striped mats. A central figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped seat, and a white-clad priest kneels nearby. To the right, a grey stone shrine with a black Shiva lingam on a yoni base stands beside the dig. Trees and blue sky frame the scene.2017-02-03Outdoor photo of a ritual at a red-earth site beside a small stone shrine with a pointed spire and a banyan-type tree. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at a mound of earth decorated with marigold and flower garlands, holding a small object overhead near his head with his hands, while standing men in checked shirts, white dhotis and lungis watch nearby. A clay pot and offerings sit by the mound, with a small boy in a brown shirt at left. The sky is pale and the field is dry.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photograph of a dusty red-earth ground where several men are gathered around a large mound of freshly dug red soil. A bare-chested man in a pink-white dhoti stands at the center, while a man in white kurta and white dhoti bends over the mound, and others in checked lungis and striped shirts watch or work nearby. Small plates of flowers and cloth bundles lie on the ground at left, with a metal sieve-like tool in the foreground. Behind them are a partially built metal-framed shed, parked white cars, trees and a striped canopy at right.2017-02-03 +1 copiesFebruary 03 20172017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor photo at a red-earth site under a striped purple, pink and green canopy. In the foreground a shirtless bald man in a white dhoti with tilak marks on his chest and arms bends to place a grey stone into a freshly dug mound of reddish soil. Behind him a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands watching, and a man in a blue checked shirt and another in a pink shirt with glasses observe. Under the canopy, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing face a figure in orange robes seated on a red-cushioned seat. Trees and open field fill the background.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03