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Outdoor photo under a torn white and red cloth canopy at a temple site, showing several men crowded around large gilded metal deity murti, including a figure with a raised crown and a face-mask style image. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair seen from behind wears an orange cloth wrap and white garment, and to the right a bare-backed man in an orange wrap stands among others. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a wooden pole near the murti, while others in white and dark clothes surround the scene under green trees and corrugated roofing.

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A photograph taken under a temporary white tarpaulin shelter at a temple, showing a group of men working around large gilded metal deity murtis with crowns and ornaments, one of which is being moved or positioned with poles. In the foreground, a long-haired man with bare upper back wears an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and shoulders, standing beside a man in white dhoti. Another man in a white shirt and orange garment stands at right. Other workers in white and grey shirts and dhotis help handle the wooden poles and ropes. Green trees and a tiled roof are visible beyond the shelter. a person cue is a long-haired figure in orange garments, but the face is not visible so identity is uncertain.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Outdoor photograph under a white tarpaulin canopy amid green trees, showing two large bronze deity figures on a wooden base: a crowned male deity with a tall headdress and a female deity with a smaller crown beside him. In the foreground, an older man with short grey hair in a white shirt and a rudraksha mala stands at left, his back to the camera. Beside him a person with long dark hair in a saffron-orange wrap faces the deities, and to the right two men in striped and dark shirts look on. A young man in white stands in the background. Documentary-style photo of deities being inspected at a temple site.2006-09-18A photograph of a temple construction or repair site under a torn white tarpaulin with red patterned cloth, supported by metal poles. Several men in casual clothing, including a bare-chested man in a white vest and checked lungi, lift and move heavy poles and wooden logs. On the right, a man in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala stands at the edge of the crowd, partly turned away from the camera. Trees and a building are visible beyond the shelter.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph under a white tarpaulin canopy outdoors among trees and a stone pillar. A bronze-coloured standing deity murti with a tall crown, trident-like staff and layered necklaces is the central object, with raised hands. In the foreground a bare-backed person with long dark hair wears an orange cloth wrap and faces the murti. Beside them stand several men and boys in light shirts and t-shirts looking on. An elderly man in white clothing on the left touches his mouth with one hand while holding a ritual staff. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance: the bare-backed figure shows long swept hair and an orange wrap, but the face and figure are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the a person field is unsure.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph under a white tarpaulin canopy at an outdoor temple-work site with palm trees behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands at right, pointing with his arm toward a carved stone deity figure being worked on. Around him, several workmen in lungis and vests, one in a dark t-shirt and a blue shirt, handle the stone and ropes beneath the canopy. Probable Swamiji in the orange robe with long hair and mala, shown as a presiding inspector of the temple deity, with the workers as devotees and labourers.2006-09-18