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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a sacred site where a golden temple layout is being marked out with yellow lines and red-edged stone platforms. A bearded man in a saffron robe and black cap stands on paved stone, appearing to give instructions; the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), shown with a black turban-style cap and saffron robe, with the role of instructing sthapathis. Beside him are a monk in a saffron robe, a white-clad priest with bare torso and sacred thread, an older man in a white dhoti and shawl, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti; a man in a purple shirt and a man in a pink shirt stand nearby.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches, at a temple construction site. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-and-white border, wearing glasses and a sacred thread, walks barefoot along a stone path. Behind him a bare-chested man in a long orange-red robe and black turban, with a distinctive headpiece, gestures forward; he appears to be a person (in-person candidate) giving instructions. Two men in a purple shirt and a pink shirt with green lungi stand nearby, with another person partly visible. Red-painted stone edging and sandy ground surround the tree.2018-02-01Outdoor photo at a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, at a temple construction site marked with red-painted low walls and yellow layout lines on the ground. A man with long dreadlocks wearing a saffron-orange draped robe and bare feet stands in the centre, gesturing with one arm while speaking. Nearby, a bearded man in a purple shirt and dark trousers stands with hands folded. To the right, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a green-and-gold border stands on stone steps. Further right, a man in white clothing and a woman in green stand beside a vertical metal pole. The photo shows people discussing the layout around the banyan tree.2018-02-01February 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 20182018-02-01A 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 banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a spreading branch, a group of men stands on a reddish-brown dirt ground beside circular raised red-painted platforms. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocked hair wears a rust-orange robe over a bare upper body and holds one arm raised to touch a low branch. Behind him on the left, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala raises one arm. Another man in a purple shirt and black trousers stands nearby, and a man in a pink shirt and teal-green dhoti stands at right. A hand with a white bangle enters the frame in the lower left, pointing toward the group. Ritual or temple-site work appears in progress.2018-02-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, a group walks along a stone-paved path past a red-brown excavation edge and a golden gateway with carved pillars. A man in orange robes with a turban-like head wrap and a sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth walk with a woman in orange who carries a folded paper, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands further along. A woman in white sari with an orange border stands at the right edge, partly seen. The setting is dry sandy ground with fallen leaves, consistent with the Kalpataru banyan temple construction site.2018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01February 01 20182018-02-01