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Outdoor scene at a banyan tree site with a paved stone floor marked by yellow guide lines. Several people stand in groups under the spreading tree. A man at left with long white dhoti and shawl wears a beaded necklace. A bare-chested man in orange cloth stands holding a video camera. A woman in orange saree stands near a man in white dhoti and cream shawl who gestures. A police officer in khaki shirt and orange lungi stands nearby, and a man in teal lungi reaches toward a branch. Others in white, orange and grey clothing stand around, with a metal bowl on the ground. Sunlight filters through the leaves.

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February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor scene beneath the large spreading branches of a banyan tree at a temple site. Workers and devotees are marking a layout on paving stones with white chalk lines. A man in a plaid shirt and dark trousers bends low to draw lines, while a second man in a khaki shirt marked POLICE kneels nearby in an orange-red dhoti. A woman in an orange sari stands at center, and another woman in a red sari with a purple cloth and a man in white stand to the right. Aerial roots hang from the tree and a shrine with a deity murti sits in the background.2018-02-01Outdoor 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.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at Nithyananda Peetham, where a paved courtyard is marked with yellow and white painted layout lines for a temple. A man in saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a dark beard stands centre-left, with a bare-chested man in red-orange cloth beside him at right, and another in orange robe and a woman in red-orange sari at left. A man in a white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl gestures with his hand, and standing figures in white and purple clothing are behind him. Aerial banyan roots and a golden structure appear in the background.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo of a temple construction layout beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Paved ground is marked with white and yellow painted lines outlining a plan. A figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and long braided hair stands at left, facing a woman in a maroon-brown sari and a man in white. Other people in white, orange and red garments stand along the lines, including a man in an orange robe at right and a woman in a purple dress with a red shawl. Green foliage and sunlight fill the background.2018-02-01Outdoor photo at a banyan tree site with aerial roots and a large trunk behind a flat paved stone path marked with yellow chalk lines. Several people stand on the path: a man in white dhoti and white shirt, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold border, two women in orange and red saris, and a younger person in a red sari holding an open blue book. Others in pink, teal and checked shirts stand at the left edge, with a man in white dhoti and shawl facing away. A pale shallow bowl sits on the stones. The older man in white and gold-bordered shawl is the central figure being attended to, and the scene suggests sthapathis marking a temple layout around the banyan tree. The older man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2018-02-01Outdoor ground marking at a temple construction site under trees. A paved floor of large flat stone slabs is marked with bright yellow lines forming a cross and white chalk lines across it. Several men stand at left: one wears a khaki shirt with POLICE printed on the back and rust-orange lungi, another wears a red-and-white striped shirt with an orange lungi, a third wears a khaki shirt and white trousers, and a fourth wears a blue lungi. Construction debris, a metal mesh frame and a red-painted wall sit at the edges. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2018-02-01