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A photograph of a buried, decayed cardboard box and a dark, deteriorated wrapped object lying in reddish-brown soil. Torn cardboard flaps are folded back, and a blue-ruled rectangle with faint red marking is visible on the cardboard. A partial hand is visible at the bottom edge. No ritual, deity or a person is visible in the frame.

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Overhead view of a mould being prepared on reddish-brown soil. A hand with a red thread bracelet rests on a pale grey-beige slab at the top left, while a dark brown, moulded or cast material lies over the centre. A torn tan cardboard or paper sheet, marked with faint blue and red lines, curls at right. Another person's hand and a patterned cloth edge appear at the bottom. No people are visible in full, and no a person candidate is present.2011-09-20A large weathered stone sculpture lies partly excavated in reddish-brown soil. It appears to be a broken or unearthed carved stone object, with a dark, smooth patch and wire tied around its surface. A bare foot is visible at the top left edge and a metal pipe runs along the top of the frame. The scene looks like an archaeological or site-clearing excavation. No people are clearly visible apart from the partial foot.2013-07-14April 05 20082008-04-05September 20 20112011-09-20June 30 20132013-06-30Close view of a large weathered reddish-brown stone object partly buried in loose tan-brown earth. The rough rounded stone has a dark, blackened, pitted patch on its upper surface, with thin wire or metal strands wrapped and running across it. Another stone shape lies beside it, with sand and soil around both. No people are visible.2013-07-14April 05 20082008-04-05A 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.2011-09-20Close photo of a man's bare feet and white dhoti with a maroon border, kneeling on dusty red-brown earth beside a large weathered metal object lying on the ground. The object, smeared with red and orange pigment, appears to be a damaged or broken murti-like form with a cylindrical shaft extending to both sides, resting on the soil. Brass or copper pieces are visible at the upper left edge. No face is visible.2009-09-06A photograph of a bull's body lying in a stone-walled pit, wrapped partly in red and orange cloth and dusted with white powder. Marigold and rose petals, loose flowers and a pink-and-white garland are scattered over the cloth and earth. No people are visible; the scene shows the last rites of the bull Nandi, a sacred bull at the Aadheenam.2016-12-30A 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.2013-06-17Overhead view down into a deep, brick-lined pit. At the bottom lies a large dark bull figure, its body draped in orange cloth and a dark wrap, with white powder dusting its surface. Scattered over it and the sandy floor are marigold petals, green leaves, red and white flowers, and a strand of rudraksha-style beads. No people are visible in the frame. The scene shows a bull's body being prepared and placed within a pit, with floral offerings laid upon it, consistent with the last rites of Nandi described in the page.2016-12-30