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July 19 2009

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July 19 20092009-07-19Outdoors on grass beside a white wall, workers carve and polish a long grey stone sculpture of a mythological creature with a serpentine body and a crocodile-like head. A man in a pale orange shirt with a red-and-white checked cloth on his shoulder kneels at left, working on the stone. Two men in striped shirts and white dhotis stand bent over the sculpture at centre, one holding a power tool with a cord. Behind them stand several tall carved grey stone deity figures with crowns and multiple heads, and a green plant with blue flowers grows at right. A blue bucket sits on the ground in front. Bright red flowers appear in the foreground.2009-07-19July 19 20092009-07-19Outdoor photo at a stone-carving workshop on grass beside a white wall. Several carved granite or stone sculptures stand in the foreground, including a reclining figure being worked on. Three men work on it: one in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a power-cord and tool, another in a pale shirt with a red checked cloth on his shoulder crouches with a hand tool, and a third in a striped shirt and white dhoti leans over the sculpture. A fourth man in a blue shirt stands at the left edge. A blue bucket and a red flower sit on the grass. No a person candidate is visible.2009-07-19A photograph taken from below of a man in a maroon-and-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder, standing beside a large dark bronze statue of a seated deity with a crown-like headdress. He wears white and red flower garlands, gold bangles and a gold necklace, and holds a long white wand or staff in his right hand. Above them, the leafy branches of a large tree fill the blue sky. Gilded carved ornament appears in the upper left corner.2015-02-05A man in a cream short-sleeved shirt and cream dhoti stands beside a grey stone deity murti, wiping or applying white paste to its surface with a cloth. The murti has a tall crown, a jeweled necklace and multiple arms, and green trees fill the background. A red thread is tied around his wrist. No one else is visible.2011-09-20October 19 20132013-10-19Men at an outdoor site install dark stone statues of seated deities. A man in a white t-shirt and jeans steadies a large grey deity murti hanging from a rope, while another man in a grey shirt and white trousers kneels to set a stone base. A third man in white kneels behind them. Several more carved grey stone figures stand along the right side, a red-and-white painted pedestal near the foreground. Dry earth, trees, and a fence line form the background.2011-11-10A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone Shivalingam set on a layered stone yoni-peetha base. A man with short dark hair and a moustache, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with a visitor badge clipped to his chest, tilts a polished brass kalasha to pour water over the lingam. Water glistens on the stone. Behind him a second man in white with a yellow cloth over his shoulder stands near an orange cloth, and a corrugated roof and water tank are visible. Printed Kannada signage appears at right.2010-01-17Outdoor photo of a Shiva lingam being worshipped on a red-brick stepped platform lined with terracotta pots of green plants and many small black lingams. A lingam wrapped in a white cloth is garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, with red flowers and a small silver vessel placed before it. On the left, a priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow shawl pours or offers something at the lingam. On the right, a man in a white kurta with glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two men are visible, the sky is pale, and a metal railing runs along the steps.2011-11-07Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and white buildings. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head and a gold-rimmed bowl pours water over a large black stone Nandi bull statue on a white pedestal. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a woman in a white sari with a green border stand watching, hands folded in reverence. A white and orange cloth is draped over the bull's neck.2008-03-05 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14