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Photograph of a group of men in plain white dhotis and white shirts working in a dirt yard in front of an orange-walled building with a dark red door. Several men crouch and kneel, striking a large stone or rock with hammers and chisels while others stand watching. One man in the foreground holds a hammer and a long metal tool, and another wears a white face mask. Scattered rubble, bricks and loose soil cover the ground, and a small sink and pipes are visible at left. The setting looks like a stone-work or construction site.

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July 14 20132013-07-14Several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts work outdoors on bare red earth beside an orange-painted building with brown doors. In the foreground a man crouches and strikes a dark stone with a hammer, while another man bends over a large stone block and works with a chisel. Behind them more men hold tools and watch. On the right, a woman in an orange-red sari with a long rudraksha mala sits on a low platform, gesturing with open hands. Rubble and chips of stone lie on the ground around the carving work.2013-07-14Several men in plain white dhotis and shirts crowd around a dark stone or metal form on the ground, working on it with hammers and tools while a flaming fire pit of charcoal and embers burns beside them. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits on a stool at the right, gesturing toward the work. Brick and red-earth ground, an orange-painted building with brown doors behind, and scattered tools and rubble complete the outdoor scene.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 13 20132013-07-13Three men in plain white dhotis and white shirts crouch on red earth, using hammers and chisels to carve a large reddish stone block. A fourth man in white stands at the edge behind them, and a person in orange robes is visible at the upper right near a green pot and white plastic chairs. Stone chips and rubble lie scattered on the ground. The scene appears to be sacred stone-carving work in an outdoor temple-related setting. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-07-14Five men work in a dusty open-sided shed digging around large rounded orange-brown stones half-buried in red soil. Two men in white dhotis and sleeveless shirts crouch and lever a metal bar into the ground, while a man in a checked shirt and white lungi bends over the nearest stone. A boy in a blue shirt and a man in a brown shirt also help, and a hammer lies in the foreground beside a rope. Brick walls, metal poles and a wash-basin counter surround the work area. No ritual is visible; the scene shows manual labour on a construction site.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14Outdoor temple-site scene under a corrugated roof beside an orange-painted building. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in orange ochre dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms bends over a large reddish stone, while a man in white dhoti and shirt works with a chisel and mallet. Around them, several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand watching, one holding a yellow-and-orange cloth. Garlands of marigolds hang from pillars at the right. A man in white stands at left with a phone in his pocket. Carved stone sculptures are being worked on the ground.2013-07-14Outdoor ritual at dusk under a corrugated metal shelter. Men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around a glowing red-hot metal crucible tilted on a clay base, while one man in white works its long iron tongs and rods. Other men on the right wear saffron-orange cloths and a bare-chested man holds a rudraksha mala. Women in orange and white saris stand in the background, and a red flower garland lies on the ground beside a stone wheel-like mould. Metal scaffolding and a utility pole frame the open site.2013-07-13Several men work outdoors at a dug pit in sandy ground beside a partly built open-sided structure with a pale wall and a steel sink unit on the right. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stoops to hold a long metal pipe over the hole, while others in checked shirts, a brown shirt and white dhotis stand around watching. Two large dark clay pots lie partly buried nearby, and a boy stands at the left edge. No deity, throne or swami is visible in the scene.2013-07-14A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a brick-lined pit or hearth on sandy ground in front of orange-painted walls and red doors. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests crouch around the pit, tending charred material and blackened objects with tools. Behind them a woman in an orange saffron sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. At the upper right, a figure in orange saffron dhoti and shawl with long hair and multiple rudraksha malas stands beside a red office chair, appearing to observe the work, with a person candidate by appearance. Other people in orange and white stand under a corrugated roof in the background.2013-07-14