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A photograph of workers laying out a temple foundation beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in a beige polo shirt and orange-red dhoti holds a measuring tape reel while standing barefoot on sand. Beside him, a man in a teal shirt and green lungi holds green string, and another man in a white striped shirt and white dhoti bends over. A bright yellow powder line. The scene suggests sthapathis marking the layout of a temple at the banyan tree site.

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February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Photograph of an outdoor construction site around a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A barefoot worker in a white shirt and blue dhoti steps along a curved red-painted low wall, carrying a metal bucket, while yellow lines are marked on the sandy ground. Behind him a man in a teal shirt and green lungi works near a tap, and a man in an orange-red dhoti with raised arm stands among the trees. A woman in an orange sari with a long braid walks nearby. Other people in white and green garments are visible at the left edge. Yellow marking paint and scattered dry leaves cover the ground.2018-02-01A photograph of a paved stone courtyard under a large banyan tree at a temple construction site. A bright yellow turmeric line runs down the center of the flagstones, crossed by a white chalk line, marking the layout. Several people stand and walk in the background: a man in a purple shirt and dark trousers, a woman in an orange robe, a man in white, a woman in a teal sari, and a man in a checked shirt. A coil of rope and a cable lie on the stones at the left and right edges.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo of a paved courtyard beside a large banyan tree with many aerial roots at Nithyananda Peetham, where workers mark the layout of a planned temple. White and yellow chalk-like lines run across the flat stone tiles. Two men in white dhoti-style cloth with orange and green shawls stand near the center-right, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, facing the lines. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at the right edge holding a blue object, and several other men in white shirts, lungis and orange cloth stand under the tree in the background. A small pole with yellow-and-white garland decoration appears at right.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor scene on a paved courtyard beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A man in a purple shirt and black trousers, with long dark hair and a beard, stands at left gesturing toward a group. An older man with long braided hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body, standing among a crowd of people in orange and red garments. A man in an orange-and-white dhoti kneels near the paved floor, and a man in a beige shirt and orange dhoti holds a long rope or cord near yellow-painted layout lines marking a temple plan. Several people in orange and red saris or robes stand around, and a deity murti sits in a red-draped shrine at right with a kalasha-style structure beyond. Stacked notebooks and a bag rest on the ground. Yellow and white chalk lines mark the layout for a new temple.2018-02-01