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Outdoor temple construction site with palm trees and a brick wall behind. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and stands on a wooden plank beside a concrete trough. Two workers wrap their heads in red cloths: one in a striped shirt on the left, one in a grey t-shirt and checked lungi on the right, operating a grinder with a cord over the trough. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands on the left. Tarpaulin, bricks and sand lie on the ground. The saffron-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate present in person.

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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph taken outdoors among palm and leafy trees at a temple-construction site. In the centre, a man in a light green t-shirt and blue checked lungi, with a red headcloth, leans over a grey concrete trough or basin, working on it with a handheld angle grinder whose cord trails across the ground. To the left, a man in a red headcloth and striped shirt holds a grinder. Behind them stands a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron wrap, watching the work. A tan tarpaulin hangs against a palm trunk, and cement slabs and tools lie on the ground.2006-09-18Outdoor photo at a construction site beneath leafy trees. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap stoops over a concrete foundation, guiding a dark granite slab being lowered by a crane cable. Around him, several men stand watching: an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a red cord, a man in a grey-striped shirt, and men in white and khaki clothing; a woman in a yellow sari stands further back. Wet concrete and a white bucket lie in the foreground.2004-12-31September 18 20062006-09-18Outdoor temple construction site under bright sky with palm trees. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, rudraksha mala around his neck, and works a long wooden tool into sand beside a shallow concrete-filled pit, a person (in-person candidate, distinctive long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues). To the right, a laborer in an orange head wrap, checked shirt and green lungi works alongside him. In the background, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand near an orange bucket, with more saffron-clad figures further back among scaffolding and tarps.2006-12-09A photograph at a stone temple-construction site under an open carved stone pavilion. In the right foreground a person with long dark hair wears a bright orange saffron wrap and sandals, and writes on an orange clipboard. Behind a grey stone platform, a man in a grey shirt, purple lungi and orange turban stands near a water tank on a metal frame, while a seated worker in a red turban and blue shirt works beside an electrical cord and tools. Another worker bends over in the background, and bare trees and bushes fill the view.2006-12-22Outdoor photo at a temple construction site among palm and leafy trees. A man in an orange saffron garment with bare shoulder and dark shoulder-length hair stands at left, watching work. A worker in a light green t-shirt, plaid lungi and red head cloth stands inside a rectangular concrete tank and grinds its edge with an angle grinder, trailing a black cord. Another worker in a striped shirt and plaid lungi holds a yellow angle grinder at left edge. A partially visible man in white shirt stands behind. A tan tarpaulin hangs against a palm trunk, with a metal pipe and scattered tools on the ground.2006-09-18Outdoor temple construction site with palm trees and a thatched shed. A craftsman in a striped shirt and dhoti kneels on sand, carving a large pinkish-red stone slab with a circular lotus-and-rosette motif, surrounded by chisels and tools. A standing person in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala watches. A visible figure in a saffron/orange robe, with a long white and red flower garland, bare arms and sandals, stands beside them. Other men in white dhotis stand and work in the background, and a blue plastic bin, wooden planks and a clay pot lie nearby.2009-12-21A long-haired young man in an orange saffron robe walks barefoot-sandalled across a gravel and red-earth construction site, holding a long wooden staff in his right hand. Behind him, two workers in lungis and a man in a white head covering crouch and stand near a trench of excavated red soil, with rebar and stone scattered on the ground. Coconut palms and a distant building line the background under a pale sky.Outdoor construction site with raw red-brown earth, stacked pale stone blocks, and tall coconut palms behind. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands with one hand on the hip, looking toward the works. Several onlookers in light shirts and white dhotis watch from the foreground, including an older woman in a white sari-style wrap seen from behind. Trenches and a metal rod frame sit in the dirt, with distant hills and a blue tarp at the left edge.2006-12-09December 09 20062006-12-09