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A close-up photograph of rocks and a tangled cluster of dry twigs and roots wedged beneath a large overhanging stone. A weathered, cracked brown wooden or bark-like piece is caught among the roots, with a pale torn scrap of cloth or paper and a small blue thread tied around it. Bits of dry leaves lie in the shadowed crevice, and rounded orange-brown boulders frame the lower and right edges. No people are visible.

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January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesAugust 15 20142014-08-15January 22 20082008-01-22A photograph taken inside a deep excavated pit in reddish-brown soil. Thick pale tree roots. A red-and-white barrier tape runs along the left edge of the pit. No people are visible; the scene documents ground work around the roots during temple construction.2014-07-13Close-up photograph of a smoky fire pit during a homa, showing charred wooden sticks, ash and partly burned offerings. Coconuts or fruit, small white items and a pink-red cloth bundle sit among the embers. No people are visible in the frame.2010-09-05September 23 20062006-09-23September 05 20092009-09-05A photograph of an excavated earthen pit with reddish-brown soil walls and pale exposed tree roots spanning the foreground, resembling a banyan root system being cleared. A weathered pale stone or concrete wall with green moss stains runs along the upper right, and a red-and-white barrier tape edges the right side. No people are visible, and no ritual activity or person is shown.2014-07-13A photograph of large grey boulders in a riverbed, with smooth weathered rock surfaces, streaks of reddish and white mineral veining, and smaller stones scattered in dark wet gravel. A thin blue cord is visible near the lower right. A small patch of green grass grows on sandy soil at the top left. No people are visible.2008-07-06A photograph of an owl perched in a hollow of a large, gnarled banyan tree trunk. Its mottled grey-brown and white plumage blends with the bark and shadowed cavity. Horizontal metal bars or railings cross in front of the trunk, and dappled sunlight falls across the rough bark. No people are visible.2010-02-10Close view of a large banyan tree whose thick, grey aerial roots and trunks wrap around and over weathered stone blocks. Dry yellow and brown leaves lie scattered across a flat slab and in the crevices. A dark gap opens beneath the stone, and the reddish-stained stone lies at the base. No people are visible in the scene.Close-up photograph of a thin stream of water falling between large rounded boulders in a rocky mountain watercourse. A reddish-brown boulder on the left and a grey striated rock on the right frame the narrow cascade, with smaller pebbles and wet stones at the bottom. No people or ritual activity are visible.2008-01-22