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A 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.

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December 12 20062006-12-12December 12 20062006-12-12December 11 20062006-12-11Close 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.2006-12-12December 11 20062006-12-11Interior view looking down into an unfinished concrete block structure under construction. Grey cinder or concrete blocks form the walls, with a horizontal wooden beam spanning the opening and a bare plastered wall on the left. Daylight enters from a gap at the lower right. No people, deity forms or ritual activity are visible.2009-10-15December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11A square brick-walled fire pit sunk into a concrete platform on bare ground. Inside the pit, a person in an orange-red garment bends low, arranging split wooden logs and kindling among scattered debris. A bamboo ladder leans against the far edge. Above, a white-clad figure with an orange cloth stands at the top edge beside a metal plate holding white items, with more stacked logs and a bundle of wood on the ground. Stacked white bricks sit at the upper left. The scene shows preparation of a fire pit for a homa, with no visible face or ceremony beyond the fire arrangement.2006-11-21A photograph of an excavated rectangular pit dug into reddish-brown earth, with straight walls of layered soil and a flat floor of grey gravel and small stones. Patches of green grass grow along the top edge, and a grey stone pillar or block stands at the upper right. No people are visible; the pit appears to be an early construction foundation site.A photograph of a square concrete-lined fire pit under construction, with dark grey brick walls and a smooth concrete rim. A person in an orange-red robe with a dark sash is bent over inside the pit, arranging wooden logs and sticks. A bamboo ladder leans against the far rim, and a white-clothed figure stands at the top edge beside a plate of white offerings and stacked bricks. The sandy ground around the pit holds more wood and a white plastic bag.2006-11-21