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A photograph of two men kneeling and digging into a pile of brown earth on a stone-floored area. On the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange-brown sannyasi cloth wears a long rudraksha mala, bracelets, and white horizontal stripes of vibhuti across his forehead and arms, gently pressing sand with both hands. On the right, an older man with short grey hair in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a long wooden digging stick and scoops soil. Behind them, a golden chair with red and maroon fabric and a cream cloth are visible, and a stone wall edges the scene.

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A night-time photograph of two men digging sand or soil at a construction or ritual site. The man on the left, shaved-headed and bare-chested with a white forehead band, wears a rust-red and saffron cloth with rudraksha beads and white-marked arms, and kneels to scoop the earth with his hands. The man on the right wears a white shirt and white dhoti and works with a long iron rod or pole. Behind them a red cloth and golden decorated seat or throne are partly visible, along with saffron-clad figures in the background and a white stone ledge.2013-04-24Close view of a ground-level ritual in progress on packed reddish-brown earth. A shaven-headed man with white sacred ash marks on his forehead, arms and chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and a saffron-red cloth, kneels and presses his hands into the soil. Beside him a man in white shirt and white dhoti crouches and digs with a long iron rod. Behind them, a gilded chair and draped red and pink cloths suggest a temple or ashram setting. The soil has been dug into a shallow trench lined with pale stone blocks.2013-04-24A photograph of two men crouched on the bare earth at night, digging into sand with their hands. The man on the left is bare-chested with a shaved head, wearing an orange-and-saffron cloth, a long rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his arm, with white markings on his forehead and body. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt holds a long iron rod upright in one hand while digging with the other. Behind them are a cushioned seat with gold-painted legs and a pink cloth, and other figures in red and orange garments. The sandy pit is set against a pale stone wall.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24Night-time photo of two men digging soil in a sandy pit beside stone-edged square enclosures. The man in front is shaved-headed, bare-chested, wearing an orange-and-white head band, orange cloth over the shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, crouching and scooping earth with his hands. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white trousers holds a long wooden digging stick with both hands. Behind them, a red upholstered chair with gold legs and a figure in red-and-gold striped garments are partly visible at the left edge. Orange and pink cloths lie on the ground. Whether the front figure is the swami is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-04-24Night-time outdoor scene at a stone-walled pit or well ring filled with loose brown earth. A bare-chested man with a shaved head kneels at left, wearing a reddish-brown waist cloth and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala across his shoulders, and scoops or pats the soil with his hands. At right, a standing man in an all-white dhoti and white shirt holds a long dark iron rod or digging tool planted in the ground. Weathered concrete walls and a tree trunk with roots appear behind them.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24Night photograph of two men kneeling and digging sand from a shallow pit lined with pale concrete walls and a black mat. The man on the left is bare-chested and shaved-headed, wearing a saffron-orange cloth at the waist, with rudraksha beads and a bracelet on his arm. The man on the right wears a white shirt and white dhoti and is pressing sand with both hands. A small oil lamp burns in a dark recess behind them, and a broom leans against the wall. Large aerial roots of a banyan-type tree hang above the scene.2013-04-24Night-time photograph of three men crouched beside a low white stone-walled pit filled with reddish-brown sand. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes, one with a rudraksha mala, dig into the sand with their hands. A third man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the right, holding a long metal rod or pole into the pit. Large tree roots are visible in the upper right. Only these three physical people are visible; no candidate for a person can be confirmed from appearance.2013-04-24A man in a white shirt and white dhoti crouches on a stone-edged pit, digging the earth with a long iron rod. Beside him, a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and a light forehead marking watches closely. Behind them, a red garment and golden ornamented stand are visible at the edge of the frame. Sandy soil fills the pit, and the setting is an outdoor paved ground with concrete borders.2013-04-24A man in a white shirt and white dhoti squats at night on bare earth, digging a hole with a long iron tool held in both hands. Behind him, a sadhu in ochre-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a striped shawl kneels or sits near a low stone ledge, and a red-upholstered chair with gold-tipped legs is partly visible at left. Pale stone blocks surround the dug area.2013-04-24