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August 01 2008

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A photograph of a shaded burial ground with several small concrete tombs under a leafy tree. The tombs are painted in pale yellow, grey and turquoise, with dark rectangular plaques set into their faces. A numbered tag, 24, is nailed to the tree trunk at right. Bare reddish earth, scattered litter and low green shrubs surround the graves. No people, ritual objects or a person depiction are visible.2008-08-01A photograph of an outdoor stone platform or raised earthen seat built from rough stones, set on dry reddish soil among small trees and scrubby green bushes. Stones line a path along the right edge. No people are visible; the site appears to be a shrine-like or resting place in a wooded hillside setting.2008-08-03February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of an outdoor garden area with red-brown earth, scattered grey boulders, and a leafy shrub with small oval green leaves spreading across the ground. A tall white vertical pipe rises from the soil near a low concrete plinth topped with a small black stone slab bearing an inscription. A green-capped small pipe or stake stands behind the plinth, with young trees and a white concrete-edged planter in the background. No people are visible.2010-06-05A photograph of a dirt path leading toward a teal-painted concrete gate or wall with a dark opening, set among large trees and piles of dried straw and cut branches. Ragged plastic sheeting and a yellow plastic bag lie on the ground. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible; the scene is a rural outdoor landscape under bright daylight.A outdoor photograph of a construction site strewn with large, rough-hewn pink-brown granite blocks and slabs lying in dry grass. A patch of teal-painted stone is visible among them. Tall palm and other trees stand behind, under a pale overcast sky, with a blue tarpaulin and a low structure at the left edge. No people are visible.2013-03-26A photograph of large weathered granite boulders partly hidden among dense green shrubs and grass on a hillside. The largest rock in the left foreground is pale grey with dark streaks and an orange-brown patch at its top edge. Smaller rocks sit to the right and behind, and the ground is dry grass with reddish soil. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.Outdoor photograph of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white ash marks on his chest and forehead, leaning forward and sprinkling water over a grave-like mound decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. A small grey stone shrine with a lingam-like structure stands behind, beside a black stone basin. Several men in white shirts and checked lungis stand watching, including a boy in a beige shirt with hands folded, and a man in glasses in a blue shirt. Dry red earth, a fence and trees form the setting, and a stone marker wrapped in red and white garlands stands at the right edge.2017-02-03A photograph of a bare, reddish-brown earth slope scattered with loose stones, small green seedlings and sparse weeds. Two young trees with dense green foliage stand on the upper ridge, and a dark shallow hollow sits in the middle of the dirt. No people, buildings, rituals or deity forms are visible.Three dark grey stone Nandi bull sculptures sit in a row on a raised circular platform paved with red brick, set in a garden with a large gnarled tree trunk and a red brick wall behind. The bulls are seated and decorated with carved harnesses, bells and beaded collars. Green foliage and a frangipani plant surround the scene.June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor meditation under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and sprawling branches. In the foreground on a flat grey rock, a young boy in white clothes sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Several other people in white are seated on rocks and the ground among the trees, some in pairs, some alone. Dry leaves cover the ground. The scene is calm and devotional.2007-03-06