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December 05 20112011-12-05A large carved wooden temple chariot (ratha) is being prepared under a corrugated metal shelter and scaffolding frame. Its stacked tiers are densely carved with figures and ornamental motifs, and two large red-painted wooden wheels with iron rims support the red axle frame. Ropes and a wooden beam hang from the structure. On the left, a white-and-red painted temple wall stands beside a tree. At right, two people in white shirts and dhotis stand near the chariot, and a man in a white shirt is partly visible on the top tier. Motorcycles and wooden planks lie on the ground.2012-07-23Close view of carved wooden temple architecture with dense relief sculpture. Multiple tiers of stacked wooden pillars and brackets frame figures of deities and attendants carved in relief, with a lion-like guardian figure and a pair of standing figures in the centre. Weathered brown wood with a tiled roof edge and a metal pipe at the left. No people are visible in the frame.2015-08-23October 15 20082008-10-15April 24 20192019-04-24Photo 11702132 +1 copiesDecember 12 20092009-12-12A photograph of a display hall filled with traditional Hindu ritual items, including brass and copper vessels, lamps, and metal sculptures arranged on shelves and tables. A large overlaid caption describes the display of traditional items revived alongside the deity-making process. No people are visible in the scene, and no a person candidate appears.2019-07-11A photograph inside a temple corridor showing a large, heavy wooden door with iron studs and bands on the left. A bare-chested man with a shaved head wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, extending his arm and pointing toward the door. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a few others stand in the background, and a stone pillar and window frame are visible at the right edge. The scene appears to show a sannyasi-style priest directing attention to the temple door.2012-05-22A photograph of a large weathered wooden temple door with iron studs and a painted blue-and-white panel, set in a stone temple wall. Beside it stand several people in a narrow passage. A woman in the centre wears an orange sari and has a wide tilak, standing beside a devotee in an orange garment. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands to the left looking toward the door, and a few more figures in orange or white stand behind. The scene shows devotees gathered at a temple doorway.2012-05-22A 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.December 12 20162016-12-12