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A photograph taken from above of a person in an orange robe with long curly black hair bending over a square stone opening in the floor. Both hands are placed on a gold-coloured object set on a copper-toned square base, with a small flame or light visible at its base. A white cloth lies at the left edge and a wooden stick at the lower right. The scene appears to be a consecration of a sanctum foundation.

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A photograph taken from above of a person in an orange saffron robe leaning over a square stone plinth inside a dim, bare-walled sanctum. The person has long, voluminous black curly hair falling forward and is bent low with both hands near a gleaming brass object, a domed brass vessel with a ribbed rim set on a red-cloth-lined brass base. The setting appears to be a sanctum sanctorum with rough concrete walls. The figure's posture indicates active worship or energizing of the sacred object.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph taken from above inside a stone-walled underground chamber. A figure with long, dark, swept-back hair wearing an orange robe kneels on the bare concrete floor beside a square opening in the floor, bending forward with hands resting near the edge. In the opening, a square gold-coloured yantra plate sits on a pale stone base. A bamboo ladder leans against the upper wall, and a metal vessel and a small brass pot sit at the edges of the frame. Dark stains mark the floor. Swamiji (probable): the kneeling figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, presented as the central ritual participant during the garbha consecration.2006-12-11Overhead photo of a sacred pit in a stone-floored chamber. A square granite block with a central yantra-like carved inset sits in an excavated square pit. A person in an orange robe sits cross-legged at the right edge, their long dark hair falling forward, with one hand touching the ground near the pit and the other hand resting in a mudra on the lap. Nearby, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass pot, a folded red cloth with a white cloth beneath it, and a glass bowl and small brass vessel sit on the floor. Their face is turned away from the camera, so appearance cues are limited; the person is identified only by their role as a seated devotee in orange robes.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11