A photograph of an outdoor farm area at a KAILASA site, with a man in an orange lungi and white shirt bending over a muddy puddle to fill an orange clay pot from a pipe. An orange plastic bucket sits at left and a dark cylindrical water tank stands at right beside a rusted metal pipe. Green grass, a pink corrugated wall and a potted plant frame the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of an outdoor farm area at a KAILASA site, with a man in an orange lungi and white shirt bending over a muddy puddle to fill an orange clay pot from a pipe. An orange plastic bucket sits at left and a dark cylindrical water tank stands at right beside a rusted metal pipe. Green grass, a pink corrugated wall and a potted plant frame the scene.

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A man in an orange dhoti and white shirt bends over a shallow muddy puddle outdoors, pouring water from a terracotta-orange pot into the pool. Beside him stands a large orange plastic bucket, and a dark cylindrical water tank with a pipe stands at right. A corrugated pink-red wall and green shrubs form the background, with a pipe outlet on the ground nearby. The scene shows manual water collection at a rural farm site.

Photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a stone shivalinga on a tiered black stone yoni-peetha. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a forehead tilak wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl drenched with water, pouring water from a brass kalasha over the linga. A second man in orange-red robes stands behind, holding a brass vessel and steadying the linga. Water runs down the stone base onto a wet floor, with a concrete block wall and scaffolding behind, and a bronze deity foot visible at right.

Outdoor photo on an open grassy field with scattered trees and a low wire fence behind. Four men stand in a loose group. On the right, a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses, faces the group. On the left, a younger man in white kurta stands with arms folded. In the centre, a bearded sannyasi with long matted hair wears orange robes and holds a long bamboo staff, with a gold bangle on his wrist. Beside him, a long-haired man in an orange robe with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead stands with hands joined, appearing to be the central figure in the conversation.

A group of people digs and shovels reddish-brown earth beneath a shady tree canopy in an outdoor setting. In the foreground a woman in a black top and grey trousers shovels soil, while a blond woman in a grey t-shirt and olive-green trousers scoops up dirt beside her. A man in orange saffron robes stands center-right, shovelling, and a man in a checked shirt and khaki trousers works at the lower right. Behind them, several men in orange and red robes, men in casual t-shirts and a woman in a blue headscarf and pink top also work or watch. Roughly a dozen people are visible in total, with bare feet on the loose soil.

A photograph of a shirtless man in a flowing saffron-orange dhoti and shawl pouring a cascade of white powder from a round golden-rimmed plate over a dark stone shivalinga set in a stone yoni-peetha base. The white powder falls in a dense stream onto the lingam, while water runs down the stone base. The man has long dark hair and a vertical forehead mark, and his bare feet stand on wet stone. To the right, part of a bronze deity murti with a white dhoti is visible. The scene is an abhishekam under a stone pavilion roof.

December 15 2006

Outdoor photograph at a red-earth construction site with scrubby trees behind. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare head and a red tilak mark on his forehead holds a bright orange umbrella over himself, walking toward the camera. Behind him, several workers in white shirts, trousers and a man in a dark shirt walk along the dirt path. At the lower right, women in white head coverings stand beside a blue barrel and carry pink and yellow containers beside an excavated pit.

A procession walks along a dirt path shaded by a mango tree. In the centre, a man in orange ochre robes wears a long multicolour flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark, and walks barefoot. Beside him, a bald man in orange garments and rudraksha beads walks, and a bald man in white dhoti with a white upper cloth carries a brass kalasha-like vessel on a tray. Behind them, several monks in orange and white robes follow, some with rudraksha malas. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at the right edge. Brick rubble and green foliage surround the path, with a fence and bushes behind.

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A photo from a community meal hall with a long steel table where seated men in white shirts and dhotis eat from metal plates. A man in a white shirt holds a steel bowl and serves food. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, handing food to a seated diner. Several other men in white and orange stand in the background, and a dim hall with pillars and a distant table of items is visible. Appearance cues are present but not conclusive, so the identity of the robed figure is uncertain.

February 23 2007