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Overhead view inside a bare stone sanctum with rough grey walls and a concrete floor. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair kneels at the edge of a square pit, pointing one finger down toward a small silver-toned object set in a square stone slab at the bottom. Beside them sit a brass lamp stand with a mirror-like disc, a brass puja vessel, a glass bowl and a glass cup, and a folded red cloth with fringe. Dark wet stains mark the floor near the pit. A bamboo railing runs along the bottom edge of the frame.

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December 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 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 20062006-12-11December 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 20062006-12-11