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Three large embossed copper or brass temple panels with arched tops stand upright in an open-sided thatched workshop. The panels carry relief patterns including a rosette wheel and lion-like or floral motifs with scrolled borders. A stainless steel table in front holds the largest panel's base area. A seated man in a white shirt sits in the background among bamboo mats, cloth and wooden planks, and a standing figure in white dhoti appears at the right edge. Ground is sandy with scattered stones and a plastic water bottle at left.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 16 20092009-12-16Close view of a large carved, rust-coloured metal or cast ornamental piece with a scalloped edge and flowing foliate relief, leaning against a wooden post. Gold-toned highlights trace the carved edges. Beside it a stainless steel table with a metal cup and white flower-shaped items sits on black legs, and more reddish carved pieces lie on the floor at the lower right. No people are visible.2009-09-03A craftsman in a white shirt and maroon lungi sits cross-legged on a tarpaulin in a dusty workshop, working on a large white sculpture of a bull's body with a chisel and mallet. Around him lie sculpted pieces in rust-coloured and grey tones, a metal tool, scattered sacks and debris, and cinder-block walls. The workshop setting suggests temple sculpture or statue-making.2009-09-22A photograph of metal work pieces laid on a concrete floor in a workshop. Several curved and flat metal sheets with embossed scrolling floral and foliate patterns lean against a cinder-block wall, some dark and oxidised, others with a golden-brown patina. A long straight ruler stands among them, with hammers and a metal cylinder at the lower left and right edges. No people are visible.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA thatched-roof open workshop shed under palm trees where artisans are building temple furnishings. A hanging printed banner reading "Nithyananda Sacred Arts" with a portrait is tied to the thatch. Several men in white and dark dhotis or lungis stand and work among stacked copper-toned pipes, a carved wooden throne-like seat with a arched back, a carved stone lion or figure, cut stone blocks, and a wooden cart platform. A blue water container and buckets sit at the right. Clothes hang on lines at the back of the shed.2009-12-15September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesDecember 15 20092009-12-15January 05 20102010-01-05December 12 20092009-12-12A man sits barefoot on the dirt floor of a workshop, hammering a large oval sheet of embossed silver-coloured metal spread out in front of him. He wears a white and blue checked short-sleeved shirt and a checked lungi, with a red thread on his wrist. Wood shavings and scraps of timber lie around him, and behind him are wooden planks, a metal drum and a yellow sack against a plain concrete-block wall.2009-12-13