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September 11 20162016-09-11February 02 20172017-02-02Outdoor photograph of a burial-site ritual on red earth beside a simple shed. In the foreground, a shirtless man in white dhoti pours liquid from a clay pot onto a mound of red soil scattered with flower petals. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti pours or assists. Behind, a group of men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand, one holding a trident-tipped staff, another with a long wrapped shawl and ornate beaded necklaces, and a bearded figure in orange with a large mala. Several ornate umbrellas in red, orange and green with fringed tassels are raised above. Women in colourful saris and white-clad older men stand among spectators in the background.2017-02-02 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20172017-02-04Outdoor construction site on red laterite soil at the foot of a rocky, scrub-covered hill. Several women in colourful saris, one in green and one in pink, and a man in a white shirt are working on foundation trenches. A woman balances a basket on her head while others lay grey stone blocks and set stone rubble into excavated channels. Stacks of cut stone blocks and a small open shelter stand in the background, with a wire fence and trees at the right edge.February 02 20172017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dirt ground is being dug and shoveled. A man in a grey checked shirt and blue jeans stands in the foreground, holding a large earthen basket of soil that a woman in a white top, white trousers and a red shawl is reaching up to receive. Behind them, a woman in a pink floral kurta and olive trousers stands barefoot holding a hoe-like tool. On the left, a woman in a long orange-saffron robe and orange trousers stands barefoot on a concrete edge, gesturing with her hands. Another person in a pale garment stands at the far left edge. Orange fabric hangs on a rope in the background. A small purple decorative ornament hangs from a branch at upper left. Overall the scene shows ashram ground work with soil being carried by hand.2016-09-18February 02 20172017-02-02September 11 20162016-09-11April 06 20082008-04-06February 02 20172017-02-02