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Close photograph of a seated person in orange clothing handing a tool to someone standing nearby in a white dhoti with red border stripes. The seated person's bare forearm extends from the lower right, holding a carved wooden stick with an ornate metal-banded handle and a flat wooden blade with a black cord wrap. Bare feet of another person are visible at the upper left on reddish-brown earth with small pebbles. The exchanged object suggests ritual preparation at an outdoor site.

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Close view of hands on red earth performing a fire-making gesture: one child in orange clothing holds a wooden stick with a fibrous wrapped tip and another wooden stick, while a person in a white dhoti with red borders stands behind, with bare feet visible on the dusty ground. Small stones and dry grass lie on the soil.2008-04-05Close photograph of bare feet on reddish-brown earth. Two people in white dhotis with coloured borders stand or sit on the ground: one dhoti has a purple-blue border, the other has red stripes. A hand in an orange garment holds a wooden stick or tool, possibly for measuring or marking the soil. Dry leaves and small stones lie on the ground.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoor photo on bare reddish-brown earth at a rural work site. A bare-chested man with long dark hair tied back, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits on a plastic chair and holds a forked wooden stick while gesturing toward it. Beside him, a man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti holds a wooden stick, and another man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind holding a white paper and a pen. A plastic chair sits at right. Probable Swamiji (saffron shawl, rudraksha mala, long hair tied back) is seated in the foreground, and the other people are working alongside him.2008-04-05A seated person in saffron-orange robes holds a small brass kalasha-style vessel on a long metal rod. Another hand holds a dark twisted object near the floor. Standing beside are people in white dhotis with blue-edged borders and a figure in pink cloth with bare feet. The face of the seated figure is not visible, so the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05Outdoors on bare red earth, a person seated on a white plastic chair wears an orange saffron garment that leaves the upper back bare, with dark hair pulled back. They hold a twisted rope-like bundle and an object with metal fittings up toward standing men. Two standing men in white dhotis, one with a white sheet of paper and a pen, and a man in a blue checked shirt hold similar sticks or rope pieces. A silver vehicle and another white chair are in the background. The seated person has the appearance of a person, given the saffron garment and seated position in the group, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-04-05A photo taken outdoors on bare reddish-brown earth. A seated man with long dark hair tied back wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck. He holds a small stick or twig in one hand while his other hand works at it. Beside him stand two men in white dhotis, one in a blue checked shirt holding a small object, and a white plastic chair sits behind him. The appearance cues of long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala are present, so this is a probable Swamiji. The scene is a simple work or land-site setting with no visible ritual fire or altar.2008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05April 05 20082008-04-05