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December 12 20162016-12-12Photo 11698305November 20 20162016-11-20A man in an orange-saffron shirt sits at a long table draped with striped red, green and pink cloth, working with small beads and wire. Bowls, plastic containers of loose seeds or beads, pliers, and spools crowd the table. Behind him stand bronze and painted deity murti figures, including a dark arched prabhavali-style frame, in a workshop with corrugated roof and metal cabinets. A devotional poster of figures is on the wall. Only one physical person is visible.2016-11-20November 29 20132013-11-29November 29 20132013-11-29A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at a worktable, using a handheld electric polishing tool on a golden carved object resting on a brown cloth. He wears a rudraksha mala with a red pendant and a gold wristwatch. Behind him, another man in white clothing works near a thatched shelter, and stone blocks lie on the ground. The scene is an outdoor workshop for sacred art fabrication.2009-10-15July 05 20132013-07-05A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti working at an outdoor table, using a handheld power tool to carve a pale stone or plaster relief of a decorative floral or lotus-like form resting on a brown cloth. He wears a rudraksha mala with a small red pendant and a gold wristwatch. Behind him, another man in white dhoti walks past, and a seated child sits near a bamboo-framed shelter. A steel cup sits on the table at right.2009-10-15A photograph inside a bare, unfinished concrete-block workshop. A man in a white full-sleeve shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a woven mat, working with a small tool on a flat sheet of gold-coloured metal laid on the floor. Beside him is a silver-toned ornate pedestal or stand with turned legs and a tiered top, a curved carved wooden or gilded arch piece lies on the left, and a wooden block sits near the front. A floor fan, plastic bottles and papers are along the window ledge behind. A person's shoulder is partly visible at the right edge.2006-11-20A photo of a craftsman seen from behind and above, working at a wooden bench on a small metal object. He wears a white sleeveless vest and has greying hair; he holds a tool and a small copper-coloured ornamental piece with a circular, petal-like rim of rolled metal. On the bench lie loose metal scraps, a small white container, and a basic mobile phone, with a piece of paper and newspaper beneath. The setting is outdoors in bright light. No a person candidate is visible; only the craftsman is present.2016-11-18November 24 20162016-11-24 +1 copies