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Overhead photo of a square pit cut into a concrete floor, filled with wet grey mud or clay with a rounded mound at its centre. Two men sit at the edges in white dhotis and orange shawls; the man at left wears a beaded mala and works the mud with his hands, while another person's white-clad leg and foot appear at the lower right. Orange cloth is visible at the top edge. The scene suggests a construction or ritual preparation at the sanctum site, with the pit being shaped by hand.

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December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph taken from above inside a shallow stone-walled pit or sanctum floor, with a wet dark grey paste spread over a square area. Several people in plain white dhotis and shirts stand around the edge, many with rudraksha malas and orange shawls. A person in orange robes with a long curly hair squats at the right edge beside a wooden staff, and another in white bends over and presses the paste with bare hands. A bamboo ladder rests along the left wall. A round metal bowl of the grey mixture sits nearby.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11Overhead photograph of a sanctum-style floor with a square pit filled with dark wet material and small bright specks on its surface. A central figure in a flowing orange robe with long curly black hair sits cross-legged on bare concrete, one hand raised to the face in a gesture of prayer. Beside him stands a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a small object. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls kneel at the pit, one reaching into the material, and a figure in white stands at the right edge. Rough grey stone wall behind. The central figure has long curly hair, orange robes and a hand raised to the face, matching the page's appearance cues for Swamiji, so his identity is probable.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11Photograph of a small group gathered around a sunken square pit in a stone-walled chamber at night, with a lit flame held over an open area of dark sand or earth. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair, a loose orange shawl over his shoulders, stands at the right holding a brass vessel over a burning wick, pouring or offering over the flame. Around him, about nine men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls, many with hands folded in prayer or extended palms; one man at the lower left wears spectacles and a white garment with hands pressed together. Other white-clad devotees are partly visible at the upper edges. The scene suggests a ritual consecration with fire and offerings.2006-12-11