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Close-up photograph of a wooden trough or vessel filled with a thick, pale grey-green paste, possibly a clay, mud or ritual mixture, with glistening droplets and flecks of reddish-brown material along its edges. No people are visible; the frame shows only the container and its contents against a pale, textured surface.

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Close-up photo of a wooden trough or tray filled with smooth grey-green wet clay or paste. A person's forearm and hand, reddish-brown skin with some white powder, are plunged into the mixture, stirring or kneading it. Brownish flecks and wood-grained edges frame the container. No faces or ritual setting are visible.2011-09-20A photograph of a wooden mould or frame filled with wet grey clay or mud, lying on reddish-brown earth. A bare arm and hand, with dried pale clay on the forearm, press into the surface to shape it. The frame has pale paper or cardboard lining and blue marks on its wooden edge.2011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20A dim, close-up photograph of wet, brown muddy material filling a dark underground channel or pipe, with dark metal ring-shaped edges and rusty iron rods in the foreground. Damp earth walls surround the opening and there are no people visible in the frame.2013-09-13December 12 20062006-12-12September 20 20112011-09-20December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of an excavated rectangular pit dug into reddish-brown earth, with straight walls of layered soil and a flat floor of grey gravel and small stones. Patches of green grass grow along the top edge, and a grey stone pillar or block stands at the upper right. No people are visible; the pit appears to be an early construction foundation site.A photograph of a shallow mould or depression lined with crumpled newsprint, filled with wet grey clay or concrete-like slurry with a smooth glossy surface and ridged pattern. The mould sits on reddish-brown earth. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.2011-09-20A dim, close-up photograph of a muddy underground excavation or drainage channel. Wet brown mud and sediment coat a large dark metal wheel or roller on the left, with rusted iron rods and a corroded pipe running across the foreground. A rounded dark cylindrical pipe sits at the top right, and a rectangular opening with orange-lit sludge lies beyond. No people, deities, ritual objects or ashram activity are visible.2013-09-13April 24 20132013-04-24