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Three men kneel together on reddish-brown earth beside white-painted stone walls, digging or pressing soil with their hands. The man in the centre wears a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti and has short greying hair. The man on the left is shaved-headed, wears an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendants, and white ash markings on his forearm and forehead. The man on the right is also shaved-headed, wears orange clothing and a rudraksha mala, and has a white marking on his arm. Marigold petals and a few yellow flowers lie on the ground and on a stone bench, and a purple cloth is visible at the lower left. The scene appears to be an outdoor ritual site or sacred ground preparation.

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Three shaved-headed men in orange-red dhoti-style cloth and rudraksha malas work together in the earth, scooping and sifting reddish-brown sand or soil on the ground. The man in the foreground wears an orange cloth wrapped at the waist, a beaded rudraksha mala and a bangle on his wrist, and has white ash marks on his arms. Beside him, another priest in orange crouches and sprinkles soil with his hand. Behind them a man in white clothing kneels at the edge of a pale stone platform, and a stone slab with scattered yellow flower petals sits nearby. This appears to be a ritual preparation of ground at a temple site, with no clear identification of any specific individual.2013-04-24Outdoor temple scene at ground level in sandy soil beside white stone walls and a dark granite slab. Three men are digging or handling sand. On the left, a bald man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arm, wearing an orange-brown shawl and bare chest, reaches toward the sand. In the centre, a man with dark hair and a white dhoti crouches and digs with his hands. On the right, a bald man in a red-orange cloth and an orange rudraksha mala sits and scoops sand. Yellow and white flower petals lie scattered on the ground and stone, and a wooden stick leans in the upper area.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A photograph of three men crouched on the ground at an outdoor site of loose reddish-brown soil beside a white concrete wall and a low stone bench. The man on the left wears an orange-red cloth, a rudraksha mala, a gold-coloured necklace and white ash marks on his bare chest and forehead. The man on the right, with a shaved head, wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala. Between them a grey-haired, bearded man in a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti sifts and gathers the soil with his hands. Scattered yellow flower petals lie on the ground.2013-04-24Three men kneel on reddish-brown earth at a stone-walled enclosure, pressing their hands into the soil. The man on the left, with shaved head, white markings on the arms and a red-orange cloth, is partly visible at the frame edge. The central man wears a white dhoti and has a grey beard. The man on the right has a shaved head, a rudraksha mala around the neck and wrist, and an orange-red cloth. Scattered yellow flower petals lie on the ground and a blue-and-orange cloth sits in the lower left corner.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24A photograph of two men crouched on the bare earth at night, digging into sand with their hands. The man on the left is bare-chested with a shaved head, wearing an orange-and-saffron cloth, a long rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his arm, with white markings on his forehead and body. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a long iron rod upright in one hand while digging with the other. Behind them are a cushioned seat with gold-painted legs and a pink cloth, and other figures in red and orange garments. The sandy pit is set against a pale stone wall.2013-04-24Outdoor temple-precinct scene of three men kneeling on a bed of reddish-brown sand. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in a red-orange dhoti and orange-brown shawl with a multi-strand bead necklace and gold pendant bends forward, with white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and stubble in a white vest and white dhoti digs his hands into the sand. On the right, another shaved-headed man in an orange-red garment presses his hands into the sand. A stone bench and a white-washed wall stand behind, with scattered yellow flowers and petals on the ground. A purple cloth lies in the lower left corner. No visible a person candidate; the figures are priest and devotees.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24