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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.

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August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a bare, reddish-brown earth slope scattered with loose stones, small green seedlings and sparse weeds. Two young trees with dense green foliage stand on the upper ridge, and a dark shallow hollow sits in the middle of the dirt. No people, buildings, rituals or deity forms are visible.December 26 20212021-12-26September 22 20142014-09-22August 27 20162016-08-27August 01 20082008-08-01A dry, excavated rectangular pit or pond bed with low stone retaining walls on the left, right and rear, set in bare brown earth on a hillside. A small stepped stone staircase rises at the back wall, with loose rocks and a few shrubs and trees beyond. A rocky, forested mountain ridge rises in the background under a pale sky. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-05A black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurti sits atop a rough mound of red and grey stones beneath a spreading banyan tree, set on bare red earth. The figure is seated with an arched ornamental frame behind it, surrounded by open ground and palm trees. Faint white kolam lines are drawn at the bottom edge.2003-04-02A photograph of an excavation trench at the base of a large banyan tree with aerial roots hanging from its branches. Freshly dug red-brown earth lies between low stone-block walls, with dressed grey stone slabs stacked along the trench edges and a pile of cut stones in a sunken corner. A small dark cavity sits at the foot of the trunk. A single woman in white clothing sits on a raised platform at the upper right, beside a metal railing and a flower-garlanded shrine area.2014-10-11August 05 20092009-08-05