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A photograph of a shaded burial ground with several small concrete tombs under a leafy tree. The tombs are painted in pale yellow, grey and turquoise, with dark rectangular plaques set into their faces. A numbered tag, 24, is nailed to the tree trunk at right. Bare reddish earth, scattered litter and low green shrubs surround the graves. No people, ritual objects or a person depiction are visible.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 11 20092009-08-11An outdoor photograph of a grassy yard shaded by a large spreading banyan tree whose branches hang over the scene. In the centre stands a small white-painted shrine structure with an arched niche containing dark objects, set on a white square platform. A small dark plaque sits on the platform, and a few small clay pots rest nearby. Hanging bells dangle from a branch above. Behind are grey cinder-block walls, a wire-mesh fence and a red lattice tower on the left. Dry leaves and bare earth surround the shrine. No people are visible.2008-12-10A photograph of a dry, scrubby open field with reddish-brown earth in Tiruvannamalai. Spiky agave-like plants and thorny shrubs fill the foreground, with green trees and a low fence or wall line in the middle distance and a small whitish structure partly visible among the trees. No people are visible.A photograph of an outdoor stone platform or raised earthen seat built from rough stones, set on dry reddish soil among small trees and scrubby green bushes. Stones line a path along the right edge. No people are visible; the site appears to be a shrine-like or resting place in a wooded hillside setting.2008-08-03A photograph of a shaded outdoor shrine area among trees in Tamil Nadu. A low concrete platform in the foreground holds a dark stone Nandi bull facing left and a small dark Shivalinga with a red offering nearby. Behind it, another raised platform holds a small stone lingam and a dark stone figure, with a red-painted lingam on a pedestal to the right. Bamboo poles support dried leaves and foliage overhead, and a stone pillar stands at the right edge. No people are visible.2009-08-11August 03 20092009-08-03February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a kara seva work site under a large spreading banyan tree on bare red earth at AdiKailaasa. Several people in white clothes work with tools: one bends low over the ground at right, another stands at a mound of reddish soil, and others stand around under the branches, one woman in a green sari, a man in white with an orange cloth. Large rocks lie on the ground, a white plastic container sits near the centre, and a wire fence and poles are visible behind. Hanging ropes and supports hang from the branches.2008-02-23Outdoor village scene under bare-branched trees with dry earth ground. Two whitewashed stone shrines stand in the foreground, each with red-painted base bands and a yellow circular marking on the front of the spire; a small yellow-orange flower garland sits at the top of the left shrine. A woman in a green sari walks between the shrines. Behind them, a thatched-roof hut, a banana plant, and clothes drying on a line. Several women in colourful saris are visible at the far left. Sunlit, rural and everyday in feel.2007-03-032003 -Glimpses From Various Programs2003-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a dirt path leading toward a teal-painted concrete gate or wall with a dark opening, set among large trees and piles of dried straw and cut branches. Ragged plastic sheeting and a yellow plastic bag lie on the ground. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible; the scene is a rural outdoor landscape under bright daylight.