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A photograph taken from above of a stone-walled pit or sanctum area, with a worn concrete floor. A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair stands barefoot, pouring liquid from a metal vessel into a small brass lamp or cup held in the other hand, which shows a bright flame. On the floor beside the figure lies a rectangular inlaid mosaic tile with a circular central motif. Three figures in white dhotis with maroon borders stand at the top edge of the pit, their legs and feet visible, and a person in an orange and white garment is partially visible at the lower right edge.

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December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph taken from above of a stone-walled sanctum-like chamber with a rough concrete floor. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long, loose dark hair kneels on a patterned mat, holding a small lit flame in a brass vessel in one hand and a silver pot in the other. Before them stands a brass ritual object on a red cloth, with a folded white cloth and an orange cloth on the left. Below, a square stone slab set in the floor has an opening, and a figure in white clothes is partly visible at the lower right.2006-12-11A photograph taken from above of a seated man in orange robes and long dark hair, kneeling on a flat grey stone slab inside a dim, unfinished sanctum. He holds a brass lamp with a bright flame and an orange-brown bowl, with a small brass vessel below, while his hands are cupped near the flame. Surrounding him are standing people in white dhotis and white garments with red borders, some with orange sashes, and a man in white holding a brass horn-shaped instrument on the left. A small patterned mat lies behind him, and bamboo poles are visible at the top. Ritual lamp offering at the garbha consecration site.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11Overhead photo inside a dim, unfinished stone chamber with a bamboo ladder on the left. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on the bare floor, holding a lit oil lamp flame over brass vessels. Below, a square stone slab set into the floor has a small square recess, with a red cloth and white cloth laid on the ground nearby, and a brass vessel and a glass dish sit on the floor at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long, swept-back dark hair and orange ritual clothing, consistent with the page's garbha consecration context.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11Overhead 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