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A bearded man in a white striped shirt with rolled sleeves uses a handheld angle grinder with a disc to polish or carve a grey stone sculpture of a cobra hood. Stone dust sprays into the air around the grinder. Palm trees and green foliage fill the blurred background. The carved hood shows scale patterns and a spiral motif.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA worker in a plaid shirt and dark head-wrap chisels carved ornamental scrollwork into a large grey stone block at an outdoor construction site. He holds a wooden-handled mallet and chisel. Behind him, blue tarpaulin shelter, stacked timber and bamboo poles, and bare earth suggest ongoing build work. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-19December 20 20092009-12-20Two workers are at night in an outdoor yard sculpting a large grey statue of a reclining deity figure resting on a coiled serpent body with scale patterns. The main worker, a woman in a pink top and blue plaid lungi with a dark head covering, bends over the statue smoothing its surface with her hands, while a second worker crouches behind holding a hammer and chisel. White powder and chips of stone scatter across the sandy ground. A white plastic chair, a red-and-white bag and a small tree sit in the background near a white pillar.2009-12-20February 01 20152015-02-01A stone-carving yard with a man in a dark red shirt and sunglasses using an angle grinder on a grey stone block. Behind him, a man in a red head cloth and white dhoti pushes a stone-working tool across the dusty ground. Beside them stand a large cylindrical stone base and a smaller stone piece. Behind, rows of carved stone deity murtis and a stone pillar stand under bright daylight, with more workers and a white-clad figure further back. A wooden chair sits in the foreground.2015-02-01December 21 20092009-12-21A barefoot craftsman in a white sleeveless undershirt and blue-and-white checked lungi leans over a block of pale white stone, carving an ornate scrolled and pillared architectural element with a small chisel. A red-and-blue metal container and a metal tool lie on the dusty floor. Behind him, in dim light beneath a thatched roof, a large white sculpture of a figure with multiple arms is partly visible.Two workmen sit on a green tarpaulin outdoors, working on metal and carved wood. The man on the left wears a light blue checked shirt and white dhoti, and grips a handheld angle grinder polishing a small brass or gold-toned object on a white board. A younger boy in a red t-shirt sits at right, watching the work. Behind them lie a carved wooden panel with floral and geometric relief, an orange floral cloth, a blue plastic container and sheet metal wall. No deity or a person depiction is visible.2016-04-26Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts University