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A photograph of a freshly dug rectangular pit in reddish-brown earth at an outdoor site, with scattered stones and clods of soil around its edges. A metal rod stands upright beside the pit. At upper left, a small oil lamp with a flame sits on the ground, and at right a silver tray holds a lit flame near a person's hand. Partial figures are visible at the top edge: legs in white dhoti-style clothing and a figure in orange and gold garments, with cut-off feet and legs but no identifiable faces. The ground shows dried grass and a curved wire piece.

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April 02 20122012-04-02A photograph of a freshly dug square pit in reddish-brown earth, with a white cloth sack being lowered into it by two pairs of hands. Above, bare feet are visible: one pair in orange cloth and another in white trousers, with a clay pot at the upper edge. The pit is being filled for a planting ceremony at a ground site.2012-04-02December 31 20082008-12-31October 01 20172017-10-01April 24 20132013-04-24Outdoor photograph of a land puja at a red-earth site cleared among bare, thin trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, with an orange turban, a long white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walks along white-chalked lines marked on the soil. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a man in a grey shirt and trousers walk with him. A barefoot figure in a saffron robe and a line of white-clad devotees follow behind, some in white with a yellow shawl. A small green kalasha pot and marigold petals sit near the rows, and a heap of red earth lies at the left.2010-02-15December 31 20082008-12-31September 18 20162016-09-18A photograph of a deep rectangular excavation pit in reddish-brown earth at a construction site. Seven men work in the pit and along its edges: some bend and dig with hand tools and shovels, one swings a pickaxe-like tool, and others in striped, checked and green shirts and dhotis or trousers stand watching. Several wear colourful checked or striped headcloths. Above the pit, the tops of two people in orange saffron robes and one in white are partly visible at the frame's upper edge. The ground around the pit is bare dirt with scattered stone and rubble.2006-10-25A photograph of an outdoor ground-breaking or digging scene beneath a large tree. A yellow mechanical excavator with a bucket arm digs a deep pit into reddish-brown earth in the foreground. Around the pit stand roughly a dozen people, mostly in ordinary and devotional clothing: a man in a black t-shirt and dark trousers, a man in an orange t-shirt, women in white and cream saris with dark borders, a woman in a white top with purple lower garment holding a long stick, a woman in an orange and red sari, and a woman in a white top with a green stole and teal trousers. Several hold long wooden poles or tools.2016-09-04September 04 20162016-09-04April 24 20132013-04-24