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Outdoor photograph of a yellow JCB backhoe loader digging a deep pit in reddish-brown earth beside an orange metal container. The bucket is raised at left and the backhoe operator in a light green shirt sits in the cab. At right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a striped border stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, flanked by two men in dark clothing. Freshly dug soil reveals a red and orange cloth and scattered flower petals in the pit, with a large rock beside it. Trees and a red brick wall stand behind.

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December 30 20162016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30Outdoor photograph of a burial pit being dug for a bull's last rites. A yellow JCB backhoe loader with its bucket raised stands at the left, and its operator in a green shirt sits in the cab. Beside the pit, a shirtless man with a red-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style mala stands near the excavator arm, and to the right a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with two more men in dark clothes behind him. The pit holds flower petals and a red-orange cloth draped over what appears to be the animal's body, and white chalk lettering is scrawled on the earthen wall. Orange-red brick walls and trees are in the background.2016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30Outdoor photograph of a burial pit being dug beside a yellow JCB backhoe loader, with a red-orange shipping container behind it. A man in a lime-green shirt sits at the backhoe controls. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands at the pit's edge, and to the right a man in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside others in orange-red cloth. Orange and yellow flower petals and a red-orange cloth lie in the pit beneath a clay wall, with white chalk markings on the earth. Trees and a blue sky frame the scene.2016-12-30Photograph of an outdoor burial site where a yellow JCB backhoe loader stands behind a freshly dug pit in sandy soil. A man in a green shirt sits in the backhoe cab. Beside the pit, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head wears an orange-red dhoti and a red-orange shawl with a beaded mala, and another man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands with palms pressed together. Other onlookers in orange-red cloth stand behind them. Marigold and flower petals are scattered in the pit, with a red-and-orange cloth at its base. A brick wall and orange container are at the left edge, with trees beyond.2016-12-30A photograph of a burial site at an outdoor ashram setting: a yellow JCB backhoe loader with its bucket raised stands beside a freshly dug pit in reddish-brown soil. A man in a lime-green shirt sits at the backhoe's controls. To the right, several devotees stand near the pit's edge, including a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with hands pressed together in prayer, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread. A woman in an orange-red sari stands at left beside an orange shipping container. Marigold and other flower petals are scattered at the bottom of the pit, where a red and orange cloth lies. Trees and a red brick wall are behind them under a clear blue sky.2016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30Outdoor construction site at the AadiKailaasa grounds: a yellow JCB backhoe loader works beside a shallow pond with lily pads, a palm-lined dry field and a fenced road behind. A man in a white dhoti and shirt and two men in orange saffron robes stand on the dry grass watching the machine, one of them with a saffron shawl over his shoulder. The operator in the cab wears a light shirt. Dry grass and scattered debris lie in the foreground under an overcast sky. Whether any of the standing men is the a person cannot be determined from appearance here.2008-02-12September 30 20062006-09-30December 30 20162016-12-30