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Close overhead photo of a single rectangular grey stone slab set into a bed of wet grey cement on a dusty concrete ground. Faint reddish-orange marks, possibly paint or kumkum-like stains, dot the upper centre of the slab, and a few scratches cross its surface. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible; the scene shows an early construction or installation step at the ashram site.

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December 12 20062006-12-12December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph looking down into a deep stone-walled pit at a construction site. Rough dressed stone walls surround a smooth concrete floor, and a rectangular slab of pale polished stone sits in a bed of mortar at the centre. A bamboo ladder with lashed rungs runs down the right edge, and a wooden plank rests against the left wall. Some stacked stone blocks lie at the upper left corner. No people are visible.2006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12A rectangular grey stone slab with a rough, textured upper surface lies on dusty ground covered in grey dirt and small pebbles. The slab has a smooth raised border along its edges, and the textured centre looks chiselled or pitted. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible. The scene appears to show an unfinished or freshly worked stone piece in an outdoor workspace.December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph of a flat, rectangular grey stone slab resting on bare brown soil with patches of sparse grass and small pebbles scattered around. The slab has a raised moulded edge and a small dark notch or cutout on its front face. No people are visible in the scene.December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph of a craftsman's hands working on a rough grey stone block wrapped in white cloth. Dark reddish-brown liquid. The worker wears a blue-and-white striped garment and a dark bangle on the wrist. The ground is dusty concrete with scattered debris and a terracotta-coloured brick edge. A purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner. No deity, a person or ritual figure is visible.2013-06-17A photograph taken from above of an empty low stone seat on a grey concrete floor. The rectangular seat is yellow-ochre with a speckled granite surface and has four small red-rimmed holes at its corners. Behind it, an orange cloth lies on the floor, with a striped border in purple, yellow and red at the top left. A thin metal stand leg is visible at the far left edge. No people are present in the scene.2010-12-23A photograph of an outdoor construction scene under trees, where several workers carry a heavy dark granite slab with carved relief lines across its face, lifting it with cloth-wrapped hands over a rough stone and cement base. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red neck cord is at the centre, guiding the stone. Other men in white clothing and an orange-clad figure stand nearby, and a yellow machine wheel is visible at the left edge.2004-12-31