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A photograph of a shallow mould or depression lined with crumpled newsprint, filled with wet grey clay or concrete-like slurry with a smooth glossy surface and ridged pattern. The mould sits on reddish-brown earth. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.

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Outdoor photograph of reddish-brown earth with two freshly poured grey concrete slabs set into shallow excavated trenches, their edges lined with old newspaper pages that serve as formwork. A thin wooden stake or rod runs diagonally across the upper left. Partial newspaper scraps and a leftover concrete edge appear in the lower corners. No people or ritual activity are visible; the scene looks like ground preparation or foundation work at a construction site.2011-09-20A person in a white dhoti with a red thread on the wrist kneels on red earth, shaping wet grey clay inside a cardboard and newspaper mould. Torn cardboard pieces, a flat grey clay slab and a cardboard box lie around the scene. Newspaper wrapped around the mould shows Tamil print and a small photo. No ceremony, deity or a person is visible; this appears to be a craft process of preparing a clay mould.2011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20A photograph of a wooden mould or frame filled with wet grey clay or mud, lying on reddish-brown earth. A bare arm and hand, with dried pale clay on the forearm, press into the surface to shape it. The frame has pale paper or cardboard lining and blue marks on its wooden edge.2011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20A close overhead photograph of raw red-brown earth with a shallow rectangular cavity lined with cardboard and filled with smooth grey wet cement or mortar. A torn sheet of white plastic with printed blue diagram and text lies at upper left, a thin wooden stick runs diagonally across the frame, and a small scrap of rusted metal sits nearby. No people, deities, or ritual objects are visible; the scene appears to be a construction or ground-preparation site.2011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20Close-up photograph of a wooden trough or vessel filled with a thick, pale grey-green paste, possibly a clay, mud or ritual mixture, with glistening droplets and flecks of reddish-brown material along its edges. No people are visible; the frame shows only the container and its contents against a pale, textured surface.2011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20Close-up photo of a wooden trough or tray filled with smooth grey-green wet clay or paste. A person's forearm and hand, reddish-brown skin with some white powder, are plunged into the mixture, stirring or kneading it. Brownish flecks and wood-grained edges frame the container. No faces or ritual setting are visible.2011-09-20December 16 20092009-12-16