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Close-up photograph of a sandy ground surface with uneven ripples and small dark pebbles or grains scattered across it, lit by soft diffuse light with a patch of brighter sand at the top left. A few thin dry stems or fibres lie in the sand. No people, ritual objects or figures are visible.

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July 11 20102010-07-11April 24 20132013-04-24July 11 20102010-07-11A close, slightly blurred photograph of a dry, cracked ground surface covered with small stones, gravel, silt and dried mud. Scattered pebbles and rocky clumps fill the frame, with darker patches of earth and a few light-coloured stones. No people, vehicles, buildings or relief materials are visible.Close-up of a sandy ground surface with scattered small pebbles, grey and dark stone fragments, and a few reddish-brown specks, lit by a warm light. No people, objects or ritual activity are visible.2013-04-24January 04 20122012-01-04A close overhead photograph of a scattered pile of fine pale grey granular powder and small clumps on a plain white surface. The powder is densest at the right and trails off into scattered specks toward the left, with a few larger pale crumbs. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.2011-05-30A photograph of a sunlit dirt ground with the dark, striped shadow of a palm frond cast across it. Patches of green grass grow along the top edge, and small twigs, pebbles and scattered debris lie on the reddish-brown soil. No people, deities, ritual objects or ashram activity are visible in the frame.2005-04-09A close view of a dry, grassy field with muddy, cracked ground and deep tire-like ruts or furrows running diagonally across it. Green grass grows in patches along the lower edge, and leafy branches hang in from the top left corner. The scene shows the aftermath of flooding, with mud and dried grass. No people or a person candidates are visible.Close-up photograph of a ground-level fire remnant on a sandy surface. Charred, blackened wood pieces sit in a patch of tan sand, with thin wisps of grey-blue smoke rising from them. Scattered black charcoal fragments and ash cover the surrounding ground. No people, figures or ritual objects are visible in the frame, only the smouldering fire debris.2010-08-04Close-up of two bare footprints pressed into a dark grey stone surface, the left print turned outward with visible toes and the right print showing a heel and arch. Fine light specks dot the stone around the prints, and a thin grey seam runs down the right edge. A faint purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner. The prints appear to be a ritual paduka-style impression, with no people visible in the frame.2011-08-17July 11 20102010-07-11