A small brown and grey bird with a white throat and dark eye stripe stands on a patch of dry, litter-strewn ground, its head tilted upward. In the foreground is a heap of pale, shredded dry plant matter. Scattered plastic cups, scraps of debris and sparse green seedlings lie in the soft-focus background. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A small brown and grey bird with a white throat and dark eye stripe stands on a patch of dry, litter-strewn ground, its head tilted upward. In the foreground is a heap of pale, shredded dry plant matter. Scattered plastic cups, scraps of debris and sparse green seedlings lie in the soft-focus background. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.

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