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December 12 2016

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April 24 20192019-04-24A dim, stone-walled storage room filled with wooden shelving on both sides and stacks of old, aged paper leaves and bound manuscripts resting on shelves, tables and the floor. Loose, yellowed sheets lie scattered across a dusty floor, and a worn wooden bench sits along the right wall. No people are present.2012-05-11A large workshop with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tubes, filled with carved wooden temple pillars and columns standing in rows, many with gold-painted capitals. In the centre a wooden staircase with a carved balustrade rises toward the rafters, and several cylindrical wooden pillar shafts lie on the concrete floor in front of it. A single man in a teal satin shirt and white trousers stands at left near a wooden chair, looking toward the pillars. Carved panels and wooden cabinets are visible along the back wall, with a red fire extinguisher near the staircase.A photograph of a storeroom holding many tall wooden pillars and columns leaning against a pale wall. Several shafts are painted bright blue and red, others are left in natural brown or orange wood tones. Carved wooden brackets, capitals and a small turned finial lie on the floor in front, beside a wooden box and a white basin at the lower left. No people are visible.A photograph of a large, partly open storage hall with yellow steel pillars and a corrugated roof, filled with stacked wooden planks, carved wooden panels, brass lamps and clay pots on metal shelving. In the centre foreground a woman in a red-and-cream sari and a woman in a white top with a yellow shawl walk along a dirt floor. A dense crowd of devotees, many in white dhotis and colourful saris, moves through the aisle toward the right. Some objects are draped in purple cloth. Plain wooden chairs stand near the shelves.2016-12-12A dim, low-ceilinged stone chamber holding wooden shelves stacked with old manuscripts and bound palm-leaf or paper volumes, some with colourful cloth or painted edges. Loose leaves are piled on the shelves and on a table at right. Rough-hewn walls and a rough ceiling surround the shelving. No people are visible.2012-05-11A dim, dusty storage room with rough stone walls and wooden shelving units holding many old manuscript bundles. Stacks of aged palm-leaf or paper books wrapped in cloth with faded red, green and yellow edges lie on the shelves, with loose leaves and folded papers piled at the back. No people are visible.2012-05-11 +1 copiesDecember 05 20112011-12-05Close angled view of richly carved wooden architectural elements in a temple or ashram structure. Rows of ornate brackets and corbels feature carved figures, scrollwork, and foliate motifs in warm honey-brown timber, with a carved head and scroll detail at the right edge. Light falls across the carved surfaces; a white metal support pole and corrugated roof sheeting appear at the left. No people are visible.2015-08-23December 05 20112011-12-05Photo taken from above inside a long, dim storeroom with a yellow-painted steel pillar and exposed fluorescent tubes overhead. Shelves on the left hold stacks of terracotta lamps and clay pots, and a large wooden door leans against a wall in the lower left. A line of people walks down a narrow aisle on the right: a man in white clothes near the shelves, women in orange, red and pink saris and salwar, and several people with backpacks and handbags, some carrying small items. Two women in the foreground, one in a red sari and one in an orange sari with a beaded necklace, walk toward the camera. A blue cloth and a purple woven bag are visible among the items behind the shelves.2016-12-12Interior photograph of a crowded antique and statue shop with dark wooden pillars and shelves packed with carved wooden and stone sculptures. A large Buddha head with curled hair sits on a wooden counter beside a painted wooden rooster, a small checkered wooden game board, a red toy sewing machine, a large brass gong and carved wooden cabinets. Lamps including a blue glass lantern hang from the ceiling. No people are visible.2009-08-08