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Outdoor work scene at a compound with a large orange banner on a white wall showing a smiling bearded man in an orange turban with a red forehead mark, a poster-like portrait with Tamil text. Several workers in white shirts, white dhotis, lungis and a green head cloth move sand from a heap, one man balancing a metal tray overhead. A woman in orange robes and a white hairnet stands at right beside a canopy with a colourful striped cloth. Palm and banana trees and a blue tarpaulin appear behind.

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January 04 20122012-01-04A photograph of a busy construction site at an early hour, with heaps of reddish-brown sand and gravel piles scattered across dirt ground. Many people in white and saffron/orange clothing move about; several men in white shirts with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand among them, and a man in a bright orange robe and orange turban stands near the center holding a long staff. Another figure in white shovels or works with a long-handled tool, while a worker in a pink head cloth and checked shirt is seen from behind. Behind them are stacked steel rods, timber, brick walls, a white van, and a small tin-roofed building with a pinkish concrete structure. Count of visible people is more than twenty. +1 copiesOutdoor food-distribution scene at a village-style site with palm trees and a plain concrete building behind. Two large orange banners show a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing; these are printed portraits, not people present. Beneath the left banner a line of Tamil text is printed. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a crowd, one in a white dhoti and grey-patterned shawl, and a few wear light green surgical-style caps. A man in white lifts a large steel pot of food. Men in white shirts stand on a striped maroon-and-green canopy stage at right, with an orange cloth hanging from it. A worker in a light green cap bends over pots at lower left.2012-01-04Outdoor photograph of a temple construction site with a dense tree line and palm trees behind a low concrete boundary wall. In the foreground, a bare-headed man in a white shirt stands with his back to the camera, facing workers who kneel and crouch on fresh concrete and sand. A man in a green cloth head wrap and grey shirt stands nearby. On the right, a figure with long curly hair wears an orange robe and holds a long tool, while a worker in a white shirt and green-grey cloth bends beside a mound of red-brown earth. Several men in white and orange robes stand in a group on the left near the wall. Light blue tarpaulin and scaffolding sit at the back of the site.2006-12-09Outdoor temple construction site under a clear sky with palm trees behind. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, and is digging with a long-handled tool. Beside him an older man in a red-and-orange turban and a checkered shirt with a green lungi bends over the excavated earth. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, and an orange bucket sits on the left. Black stone slabs rest in the dirt in the foreground.2006-12-09A construction site at an ashram, with sandy ground, concrete block walls and rebar posts in the background beside a single-storey building with a red-tiled roof. Several people in saffron-orange robes, including a shaved-headed young monastic at left and a bald man in orange beside him, carry shallow metal trays of earth or material. Women in white saris with orange shawls and a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-gold border work alongside them, some kneeling to fill trays, while others in white stand in the background. Trees and a blue sky complete the scene.A construction site at a temple build, with workers digging and mixing concrete on the ground in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with a red-and-white head cloth, and a worker in a striped shirt and checked lungi shoves sand. A cameraman in orange shirt films beside a figure in saffron robes and orange shawl, with another saffron-robed person standing nearby. Several people wear orange and saffron robes and shawls. Rebar, brick walls, a ladder and a concrete slab frame the scene under green trees and a clear sky.2006-12-09A photograph of a temple construction site under a clear sky with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe shovels wet grey concrete from a heap, while an older man in a checked shirt and orange-and-white striped head wrap works beside him, bending over the mix. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand or walk in the background among sand piles and a red bucket and blue barrel. Black metal pans lie stacked in the lower right foreground.2006-12-09Outdoor construction site with bare red-brown earth, concrete block walls and rebar posts. A man in orange robes stands atop a stacked block wall with an orange-and-white cloth wrapped around him, a small orange head covering visible. Many people in orange and white clothes work around the site: some in orange dhotis and saffron shawls carry earth in baskets and shovel soil, others in white dhotis and shirts bend over mounds of dirt or stand in a line. A blue tractor and water tank appear in the background beside palm trees. The scene reflects a temple construction work day. +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor food-preparation area under a tarpaulin canopy with striped and printed cloth panels. Four people work over a large heap of raw grain or rice spread on the ground. Two people in white clothes and light green hair nets bend over the pile, one scooping with a steel bowl. A person in an orange top and white hair net and another in white with a green net open sacks of packaged food. A fourth worker in a pale shirt and checked lungi stands in the background beside steel pots and drums. Metal vessels and a blue container sit at the right edge.2012-01-04Outdoor construction site at Aadhi Kailasa with reddish-brown earth, stacked stone rubble and a few vertical metal posts. In the foreground a figure with a tall orange head wrap and white robe, seen from behind, reaches toward two men in white kurta-style shirts with orange waist sashes and white dhotis. The man on the left, smiling and barefoot, hands a shallow tray or basket of material to the man in the middle. Palm trees and leafy trees fill the background under a pale sky, with another worker in white and workers in the far background.2006-12-19A dusty construction site at a temple-building project, with several mounds of reddish-brown earth and a pile of grey gravel in the foreground. In the centre, a woman in a light blue top and green lungi scoops sand from a wooden tray, while a man in a blue checked shirt and teal head cloth shovels on the right. Behind them, a tall figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a matching head wrap stands looking on, and other people in orange and white ritual clothes move among the piles near a pink building and palm trees. A blue plastic drum sits at lower left. +1 copies