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A close photograph of rough, grey-brown granite rock with orange-brown weathered streaks, partly covered by dry grass and thin wiry stems. A cluster of small bright purple flowers grows from a crack in the rock on the left, with a few more purple blooms scattered across the stone and grass. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.

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July 08 20102010-07-08A close outdoor photograph of ground-level vegetation: a small red five-petalled verbena-like flower with a white centre rises from thin green grass and feathery serrated leaves. A dried, pale tan curled leaf lies above it, and dry brown stalks are scattered at the left edge. No people or ritual activity are visible.2010-09-30A garden bed of purple verbena flowers growing in dense clusters among low, finely divided green foliage. Reddish-brown laterite soil and a few green seedlings appear behind the flowers, with a pale stone edging in the lower left. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2008-03-13A photograph of a garden bed filled with clusters of small magenta-purple flowers. Reddish-brown soil and pale gravel border the planting at the top of the frame.2008-03-13A close-up photograph of dry, reddish-brown gravelly ground covered with a low, sprawling plant. Thin red-purple stems radiate across the soil, bearing small green leaves and dried, brownish seed heads. Small pale pebbles and a shallow depression in the soil are visible among the stems. No people, deities or ritual activity appear in the frame.2005-12-19October 03 20112011-10-03Overhead photo of a small wild plant growing from dry, grey gravel and brown leaf litter on bare ground. Its slender green needle-like leaves frame two bright yellow five-lobed tubular flowers. Dry twigs and grasses surround it, and a purple flower is partly visible at the upper left edge. No people, ritual objects or events are visible. +1 copiesA close view of thick, gnarled tree trunks with rough grey-brown bark in a dense green forest. Slender branches with bright green leaves climb across the trunks, and sunlight filters through the foliage in the background. No people, ritual objects or structures are visible in the scene.2008-08-03A close overhead photograph of wild ground vegetation on dry, gravelly soil. Clusters of small purple-blue flowers with rounded heads grow among fine, feathery green fern-like leaves. Several small white woolly flower heads cluster to the right beside a grey-brown rock. Dry grass blades and small stones fill the rest of the frame. No people, deities, ritual objects or ashram setting are visible.2011-09-01Close outdoor photograph of a climbing vine with slender stems and heart-shaped green leaves, covered in clusters of bright blue trumpet-shaped flowers and unopened buds. Pale sky with clouds shows behind the foliage, and a rough brown tree trunk is visible at the left edge. No people or ritual activity appear in the frame.2008-11-11July 07 20102010-07-07A photograph of dense, scrubby forest undergrowth with thin, interlacing branches and bright green leaves, with a thick tree trunk on the right edge. Dry brown ground and leaf litter lie beneath the shrubs, and a small purple flower appears at the upper left. No people, ritual objects or structures are visible, and the view is a close, natural landscape of thorny bushes and trees.