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Outdoor scene at a banyan tree site with paved stone paths marked by yellow and white lines for a temple layout. A man with long dark hair coiled into a high bun wears a bare-shouldered saffron-orange wrap and stands barefoot on the paving. A woman in a white sari with a red and gold border stands at left with one hand extended toward the path, appearing to give direction. Two men stand at right in the background, one in a purple shirt and one in white, watching. Sacred trees and a low red platform are visible behind them.

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February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoor photo beside a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. On the left, a bare-chested man in a rust-orange wrap and a tall dark dreadlocked crown gestures with an open hand toward the tree, with a red vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace. Centre, a man in a lavender shirt and dark trousers with long dark braided hair stands barefoot holding a folder. Right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with green and red border, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, stands barefoot on stone steps facing the group. Behind them a woman in a red-orange sari with a rudraksha mala observes.2018-02-01Outdoor photo at a temple construction site beneath trees, with golden temple pillars and blue structures behind. A bearded man with long dreadlocks in a rust-brown sannyasi-style cloth gestures while speaking, and to his left a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads listens. Behind them a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and a man in a checked shirt stand near the stone-paved ground marked with yellow lines. On the right an older man with glasses wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and holds his hands together in attentive respect; a man in a purple shirt and green lungi stands beside him. Several people watch the instructions being given.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoors under large banyan trees, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a rust-orange wrap stands on a paved path marked with yellow lines, facing a group of devotees and craftsmen. Several people wear saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas; a man in a white dhoti with a sash stands with his back turned to the camera; men on the right wear white dhotis and shirts. A red-curtained shrine arch with garlands is visible in the background. The scene appears to show layout work for a temple, with sthapathis receiving instructions on the marked ground.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree, a man in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-gold border stands at left, gesturing and pointing toward the ground while leaning forward. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped with a black turban-style head covering stands barefoot on paving stones. Further right, a man in a lavender-purple shirt and dark trousers stands with hands clasped, and several men in white dhotis, orange and maroon cloths and white shirts face the same direction. Yellow and white chalk lines mark the layout across the paving stones.2018-02-01A photograph of a group on a paved courtyard under a large leafy banyan tree, with the layout of a new temple marked on the ground by white lines. On the right, a bare-chested man in a saffron-red cloth with long dreadlocked hair stands gesturing toward the others. Beside him a man in a white shawl wears a white dhoti with a gold border and holds a folded cloth. Other men stand nearby: one in a pink shirt and teal lungi on the far left, one in a white dhoti with gold border and shawl, one in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha beads, and others in white or cream dhotis and rudraksha malas. A small shrine structure appears in the background between the trees. The group appears to be discussing the temple construction layout.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01Outdoors beneath a large spreading banyan tree with a red-brick low wall and paved stone path, a man with long dreadlocked hair and beard wearing a saffron-orange draped robe and a bare upper body gestures with an outstretched arm while speaking. Around him, several men stand in white dhotis and shawls, one in orange and one in teal, with rudraksha malas visible. A man in a purple shirt with long hair faces him from the left, and a person in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and hair in a bun stands at right. Yellow lines and white markings are painted on the ground.2018-02-01A photo of a temple construction site on paved stone ground with yellow and white layout lines marked out. A central bare-chested man with a swept-back dark braided hairstyle and a saffron-orange wrap around his body gestures with one arm toward the ground while speaking. Around him stand several people: a man in a purple shirt and black trousers, a man in a pink shirt and teal sarong, a woman in an orange sari with a red-beaded necklace, another woman in orange wearing a mala, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti on the right. Behind them a half-built temple structure with pillars, scaffolding, a red-painted wall and a tree stand in the background. a person is shown in the central role of instructing the group at the layout site.2018-02-01