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A photograph of a newly built grey granite open pavilion with carved pillars and a flat roof, set on a raised platform amid dirt, rubble and construction debris. Three women stand with their backs to the camera facing the structure: one in an orange saffron sari on the left, and two in white saris, one with a long plait. Workers in lungis and shirts stand and work around the site, and a man in a dark shirt and white dhoti stands at right. Trees and a blue sky sit behind, with a framed photograph on an easel and red-and-white painted walls visible at the edges.

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Outdoor construction site at a newly built open stone pavilion with carved pillars and a flat stone roof, surrounded by trees and dirt ground with scattered stone blocks. Three women stand with their backs to the camera before the pavilion: the left one in an orange-saffron sari with a long braid, the middle in a white sari with a long braid, and the right in a white sari with a gold border, with a small brass plate and oil lamp at their feet. On the right, a man in a dark shirt and white dhoti stands near a framed portrait, and a worker in a red cloth sits at the far right. Other workers in dhotis and shirts move about the site, and a red-and-white painted wall and a large banner with photographs are visible at right.2006-12-22Outdoor photograph of a temple under construction, with a timber scaffold of bamboo poles and rope lashings wrapped around stone walls and a flat sheet-metal roof. A large leafy tree fills the background. In the foreground, a man in a saffron/orange robe stands on loose dirt, facing two men in white ritual clothing; one wears a saffron shawl and white dhoti, the other a white shirt and white dhoti. A fourth man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge, and a person sits in shade near the stone blocks. Granite slabs and stacked stone sit on the ground, with a white plastic chair at the lower right. Four people are visible. The saffron-robed figure has long dark hair and no clearly distinctive ceremonial cues, so the identity is uncertain.2006-12-19A photograph of a bamboo-scaffolded concrete structure under construction on bare earth, with a wooden roof frame and a grey concrete slab on top. Three people stand at its base: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in an orange sari, and a man in an orange shawl over white clothing, all looking toward the building. Trees and a cloudy sky fill the background, and concrete blocks lie in the foreground.2006-12-19A photograph of a carved grey stone shrine or pavilion with four pillars and a flat roof, set in a construction site with piles of stone blocks on either side. Orange-saffron flags on thin bamboo poles stand around the base, and the dense green trees behind it frame the structure. Along the bottom edge, the heads and shoulders of several seated devotees in orange robes are visible, with some people in white nearby, watching the monument. The carved pillars show deity and floral reliefs.2006-12-22A photograph of a newly carved grey stone pavilion or mandapa with a flat roof and four carved pillars, set outdoors among trees and piles of cut stone blocks. Orange flags on thin bamboo poles stand in front. Several seated people in orange and dark clothing sit at the bottom edge of the frame, watching the structure, with a few figures visible in the background among the trees. No clear individual can be identified as a person from appearance, so the a person field is set to none. The stone structure is viewed from the front with a stepped plinth and carved reliefs on the pillars.2006-12-22February 24 20072007-02-24December 19 20062006-12-19Outdoor photograph of a grey stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars, topped by white animal figures, under a metal-framed canopy. Inside the shrine stand two painted deity murtis, one in orange and one in red garments with gold crowns. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands at the base beside a brass lamp, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and saris, some carrying bags, gather around the platform and walk past. Red cloth drapes hang from the shrine columns and tall trees and a grey wall frame the scene.2007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a stone shrine pavilion with carved pillars and red drapes, housing a pair of deity murtis richly dressed in orange and red cloth with a silver kalasha-style vessel and lamps in front. Several people stand in an open courtyard before the shrine: a woman in an orange sari at the left foreground, a group in white clothes including men in white dhotis and women in white saris, and an older woman in a green sari with hands folded in prayer. Trays with oil lamps and offerings sit on a cloth at the lower left. A rough concrete block wall and bare trees surround the courtyard.2007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a granite shrine with an ornate arched canopy, where two deity murtis stand adorned with flower garlands; offerings of fruit and small brass vessels sit on a stone platform in front. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in white and a man in white dhoti. Another person in white clothing holds a book. Scaffolding, a water tank on a tower and a red barricade appear in the background, with trees beyond.2006-12-27December 22 20062006-12-22Photograph of an outdoor temple construction site under a stone pavilion with carved pillars. Large dressed granite slabs lie on the ground in the foreground, and loose earth, rubble and a few scaffold poles surround them. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and move around in the open ground beyond, and one man in a white shirt crouches at the right edge near the stone. Palm trees and tall trees fill the hazy background, and a pile of quarried stones sits to the right.2006-12-22