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Night photograph of a temple foundation excavation site with reddish-brown earth, rebar cages standing in a trench, and a small dug pit with concrete at the bottom. About ten men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with orange shawls, stand around the pit. A central figure wears an orange-saffron cloth wrap and an orange head covering, gesturing toward the work, while another person in a red-orange robe stands behind him. Dark night sky with distant lights, and a rope line runs along the trench.

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December 09 20062006-12-09December 09 20062006-12-09Night photograph at an outdoor construction site with raw earth mounds and a bright floodlight. In the centre, a man wears an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and holds a long wooden staff while standing on the dirt. Behind him and to the left, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shoulder cloths move about the site, and a few more in white and orange stand among piles of sand and a metal ladder. A cloth canopy hangs in the background under the light.2006-12-12December 09 20062006-12-09Night-time construction scene at an ashram site. Several men and women in white dhotis and white shirts stand with their backs to the camera, gathered around a construction area with steel rebar grids and a pile of dirt at left. A man in a red-orange cloth stands at right beside vertical rebar frames, and a metal box sits at the lower right. A green string or line runs across the scene. Visible people number about ten.2006-12-12Night photograph at a temple construction site on red earth, lit by a few lamps. In the foreground stands a person in an orange turban, orange robe and orange shawl, one hand raised to the face, wearing sandals. Around them, several people in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls move about the excavated ground, with a rebar frame and a wooden pole visible at left. Mounds of soil surround the pit.Night photograph of an outdoor construction site at a Hindu ashram, lit by a single distant lamp. Around him, men and women in white dhotis and sarees with orange sashes stand in a loose circle, some holding drums or cymbal-like percussion. Behind them rise tall bamboo scaffolding frames and rods against the dark sky, and a dim lamp glows at right. Red powder marks the ground near the figure's feet.2006-12-12Night-time outdoor photograph at a construction site for a temple consecration. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with orange shawl carries a flat wooden tray covered with white cloth. Beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a small brass or metal vessel with a red cloth. To the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and holds folded orange cloth, appearing to be a sannyasi; the appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but the face is not clearly confirmed, so it is treated as uncertain. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand or bend over a pit in the dirt. A small concrete base with metal rods stands in front of the tray. Bright lights are visible in the dark background.2006-12-11December 09 20062006-12-09December 09 20062006-12-09Dim, smoky night photograph of a stone construction site at a temple-like complex. Several men stand around an open stone platform with cut granite blocks and bamboo ladders. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange shawl over a dark orange garment and has long dark hair; a man on the right wears a white garment with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A man at left in white clothes holds a wooden board, and another in white with an orange shawl sits at the left edge. A small copper kalasha-like vessel rests on a red cloth at right beside the stone. Stone walls and a low wall with white-and-red markings form the background.2006-12-10Night photograph at an outdoor site with reddish-brown earth and a tarpaulin canopy overhead. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, bare-chested, with orange sandals, standing with his eyes lowered. Behind him to the left, several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand in a line; one carries a small red bag. A bright red cloth is held up in the middle ground. Two dark rectangular stone or concrete pillars with upright metal rods stand on the ground, and a small mound of earth sits between them.2006-12-10