Desolate Indian Countryside (Temple of Doom's Barren Expanse)

A thematically oppressive, lifeless desert landscape in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Episode 2), where Indiana Jones, Short Round, and Willie Scott travel under a sense of impending peril. Distinct from other deserts in the series by its lack of trees, water, or wildlife, and its role as a psychological amplifier of the group's unease.