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Night scene at an outdoor site scattered with many rows of unfired clay pots and kalasha-like vessels with perforated sides laid on dry straw ground. On the right foreground, a man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits in a bright orange sleeveless garment, looking toward the pots. Behind, a bent figure in white works on the pots while several people in light clothing stand in the glare of a bright light source. A concrete building and a blue barrel appear at the right edge.

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A night-time photograph of a large field filled with rows of grey cylindrical clay or concrete vessels, many with perforated sides and lids, arranged on bare earth. Several dark stone or granite bases with central cups sit at the left and right. In the upper background, a few figures in white clothing stand near a small table under a bright floodlight, and a heap of sand or earth lies beyond. The scene suggests a construction or preparation site rather than a ritual gathering.2008-04-13Night photograph at an outdoor site lit by a single bright lamp. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair in a sleeveless orange robe sits on a plastic chair facing away, watching. Behind, rows of clay pots and small cups are arranged on the ground in a large pattern. Several people in white clothes bend over the pots, and others in white stand in a line behind them near a stack of earth and a table. Dry straw covers the ground. The figure in orange has distinctive long swept-back hair and orange robes, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though this is an appearance-based label only: a person seated in orange robes, watching the pot-arranging work.2008-04-13A night-time outdoor scene at a construction yard with reddish-brown earth. Many dark stone shivalingams with black circular bases and orange-brown pedestals are laid out in rows on the ground, each capped with a white, mesh-patterned cylinder. Several workers in white shirts, lungis and white head cloths bend over the lingams, and one man in a yellow shirt crouches at left. On the right, a tall person in a flowing saffron-orange robe with hair pulled back stands watching the work, with another saffron-robed figure at the far right edge. Stacks of stone and bricks and a heap of soil lie behind.2008-04-13April 13 20082008-04-13April 13 20082008-04-13Night-time outdoor construction scene on a dusty earth site with stacked concrete blocks and piles of sand behind. A woman in a long orange sari with dark hair pulled back stands at right, one hand extended toward the workers. Several men work on the ground in front of her: one in a white head wrap and yellow shirt stands at left, two crouch in white and cream clothing, and one bends forward in a white dhoti while another works near a red cloth. They are placing and arranging small cylindrical blocks on pedestals. a person (orange robes, long hair pulled back) is not clearly identifiable from the visible cues, so this is treated as an unsure candidate.2008-04-13Outdoor photo at dusk or night on a dirt site stacked with pale bricks. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a bare right arm, hair pinned up, stands at right. Several workers in simple clothes, white shirts, checked lungis and head cloths, crouch and bend near the ground, one handling a pot or bowl. A man in a yellow shirt stands at far left.2008-04-13Outdoor construction scene at dusk on dirt ground. A figure in a bright saffron-orange robe stands at right, holding a red cloth, facing a group of workers. Several workers in white vests, checked lungis and a light yellow shirt crouch and stand among rows of stacked grey clay pots and bricks. A pile of sand and bricks sits in the background. The orange-robed figure is a sannyasi-type person; no appearance cues establish identity, so no identity is claimed.2008-04-13April 13 20082008-04-13Night-time outdoor scene at a construction site with a large sandy yard. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing a white head cloth, bend over rows of dark stone pieces and round-topped stone bases fitted with cylindrical perforated metal-and-clay objects, apparently setting or preparing these elements. Stacks of concrete blocks and a mound of earth stand behind them. On the right, a woman with hair tied up in a bun wears a sleeveless orange top and an orange wrap, standing and looking down at the work; another person in orange is partly visible at the far right edge. Lamps are not clearly visible; the scene is lit by the photo's night lighting.2008-04-13A photograph of a person in an orange saffron wrap seated on a pale beige plastic chair on a dirt floor. A white tilak-style mark is on the forehead, and a white plastic carry bag rests on the lap. Behind them, rows of grey cylindrical and carved stone pieces and pillar bases are stacked on the ground. Hay is scattered on the earth. The seated person's face is turned downward and their hands rest near the bag. The scene has no visible ritual activity.2008-04-13Night-time outdoor ritual at a large open ground lit by white floodlight tubes on poles and a bright spotlight. Rows of identical black shivalingam-style stones sit on square white-draped bases in long ranks across the foreground, each wrapped with a white cloth edged in gold. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand at a central lit altar area with oil lamps and a small fire, while other white-clad devotees stand in the background among strings of lights. The scene suggests a large group puja, with orange-robed priests tending the lamps at the front.2008-05-19