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Outdoor temple construction site with a wooded hill behind it. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a large granite block at centre, with a stone lion or nandi-like carving beside him. Around him are dark stone deity murtis, white pillars, straw bales, a red shipping-container style shed, and a few plastic chairs in the foreground with a red cloth. Two small figures appear at the bottom edge.

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Outdoor photograph at a temple-construction site with a forested hill rising behind a row of granite slabs. A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a grey stone platform, bare-chested with a shawl draped over his shoulder and head raised upward. Nearby stand dark stone sculptures, a black shivalinga on a yoni-style base, and a black bull statue. Straw bales and a red-and-white painted barrier sit behind, with street lamps along the path and a red cloth in the lower right corner.2012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17Outdoor photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on a large grey granite block at the front of an open-air temple-construction site. Behind him are a black stone Nandi bull, a black lingam with a shallow yoni base, several stone deity murti and hay bales beside an orange container shed, with a green wooded hill rising behind. In the foreground, a group of roughly twenty-five seated people, mostly women in white and orange-red clothing, face him in an outdoor session, with a red-draped chair at the right edge.2012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17Outdoor photo beneath a green, tree-covered hill with a rocky summit. A man in orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised stone wall, one hand gesturing, shaved-headed with a vertical tilak, speaking to an unseen audience. Behind him are a low tin-roofed building, stacked straw bales, and dark stone statues, including a bull-like figure, with a streetlight at right. A person with dark hair is partly visible in the lower right foreground, facing the speaker.2012-10-17Outdoor satsang on a dirt ground in front of a green hill. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a large grey granite block, a stone bull statue beside him, with straw bundles, stone figures and a red-roofed structure behind. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with orange sashes face him, many women with long braids. Some devotees wear orange shawls and a woman on the right wears an orange garment. Plastic chairs and a blue stool sit at the right edge. The seated man has short hair and is an appearance-based candidate only; identity is uncertain.2012-10-17A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti and sash, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, seated on a large grey granite block with hands resting on the stone. Behind him are stacks of straw, a black stone Nandi bull statue at right, two small dark stone deity murti at left, a white pillar, a brass oil lamp, and orange shipping containers under a green wooded hill. The composition suggests a temple-construction site. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair and distinctive saffron clothing with rudraksha and gold adornments, as a sannyasi would wear.2012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17Outdoor satsang on a dirt ground in front of a red-roofed container building and a wooded hill. A man with a shaved head wears an orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated cross-legged on a large grey granite block. Beside him stand stone deity murti and a black Nandi bull statue, with dry straw bundles and a shivalinga-style stone set on another block. In front, a seated audience of roughly twenty people in white and orange-red clothes listens, with a woman in a red shawl on a plastic chair at right. Street lamps and a blue plastic chair are visible. The seated man is a sannyasi-type teacher; his identity is not established by appearance.2012-10-17