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A covered open-sided workshop with arched white walls and green garden foliage visible outside. Two women in white and cream saris stand among packed brass deity figures and arched gilt frames on wooden tables, with plastic wrapping and red cloth around the items. In the foreground a gilded Ganesha-like figure sits beside a red arch frame, and a figure in orange robes appears at the right. The scene shows deities being packed for shipment.Making Of Sacred Arts University +1 copiesApril 24 20192019-04-24A covered open-sided hall with a corrugated roof displays many gilded and bronze deity murti statues on red wooden stands and the floor, arranged along a white wall. Standing figures, seated figures and a large ornate murti with a halo-like backdrop are visible, separated by silver stanchion posts. On the right, several people in orange and red dhoti-style garments and white clothing walk and gather near a decorated area with a golden murti and a red-and-gold palanquin-like structure.2014-08-24Indoor workshop scene with several gilded metal deity murtis standing on wooden bases, a wooden palanquin-style cradle or swing frame, and brass lamps and bells spread on a white cloth on the floor. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left presses his palms together in namaskar, his neck garlanded. On the right, a person in orange-red robes with a yellow border holds a shallow brass bowl and stands beside the wooden frame, head bowed. Behind them are a plain whitewashed wall, a caged light fixture and a framed picture. Three people are visible in total, one partially at the left edge.2014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph inside a large warehouse-style workshop filled with golden and bronze deity murtis on wooden pedestals. On the left, a standing deity murti with a tall crown wears a green and white dhoti and a long pearl garland, and a female murti in a red and gold saree stands beside it with rose petals scattered at her base. On the right, a man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl containing flower petals while adjusting a wooden cradle-like palanquin with carved railings. Rose petals lie on a red-and-white striped cloth on the floor, and a small golden figure stands nearby.2014-08-06A workshop interior where temple deity sculptures and woodwork are being made. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a carved wooden bench with lion-footed legs, while two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby, one holding a mobile phone. Around them are gilded and painted deity murti statues on wheeled wooden bases, a carved wooden chariot-like frame, a red wooden platform, brass ornaments, beaded garlands and boxed jewellery on the floor, and a wooden door and carvings in the foreground. Fluorescent lights hang from a metal-roofed ceiling.2014-08-06A photograph inside a large industrial workshop with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights, filled with gilded temple craftwork. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti stands at left, lifting a ritual object over a bronze deity statue on a red base, while an older man in a white shirt and brown lungi stands beside him. A seated figure in orange-red robes sits in the centre on a carved wooden bench. On the right, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand near a large gilded temple chariot or palanquin structure with a domed top and a wooden pole. Many gold and bronze deity figures, carved wooden thrones, a bull figure and ornate panels are scattered around the floor.2014-08-06April 24 20192019-04-24A workshop hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tubes where a craftsman's shop is working on temple items. A seated man in an orange-red cloth sits centre-left on a wooden bench. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a gilt deity murti in orange and gold cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at right near a gilded temple shrine canopy suspended from ropes, and a man in a saffron-orange cloth carries a wooden pole. Gold-finished statues, a golden throne and wooden carved furniture fill the room. Four visible people are present.2014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06