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A man in a white striped shirt and grey trousers uses a handheld grinder to carve a grey stone sculpture of a deity under a cobra hood, with dust spraying into the air. Palm and tropical trees fill the green background.

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January 02 20102010-01-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20152015-02-01A young man in a white shirt and dark trousers squats barefoot on sandy ground, grinding or polishing a reclining grey stone figure of a deity, its carved headdress visible. Behind him stand many finished grey granite statues of standing deities and multi-armed figures on plinths, with orange marigolds growing among them and a low stone wall in the background. A green cloth bag lies on the ground in front. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows stone carving work at a statue yard.2009-07-19Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown carved with patterned tiers, a broad forehead and a serene carved face with a tilak mark. White residue and chalky patches cling to the stone around the head and shoulders. A man in a cream short-sleeved polo shirt and a red thread on his wrist scrubs or cleans the statue's side with a dark cloth or brush. Green foliage and a palm frond stand in the background.2011-09-20Outdoor photo at a stone-carving workshop on grass beside a white wall. Several carved granite or stone sculptures stand in the foreground, including a reclining figure being worked on. Three men work on it: one in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a power-cord and tool, another in a pale shirt with a red checked cloth on his shoulder crouches with a hand tool, and a third in a striped shirt and white dhoti leans over the sculpture. A fourth man in a blue shirt stands at the left edge. A blue bucket and a red flower sit on the grass. No a person candidate is visible.2009-07-19A 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.2015-02-01A worker in a green striped shirt, khaki shorts, sandals and a red checked head cloth cuts a large pale stone block with a green angle grinder in a dusty, open-sided stone workshop. Chips and fragments of stone litter the ground and piles of cut blocks sit behind him. The photo is a site image of stone cutting rather than a ritual or discourse scene.2014-09-17December 20 20092009-12-20Three workers finish a large grey stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity murti outdoors among palm and green shrubs. The central figure holds a trident and other objects in its raised hands and sits on a carved pedestal. A man in a white t-shirt with a circular emblem and khaki trousers bends over the base, while a man in a pink shirt and dark trousers works at the figure's side, and a third worker in a beige shirt and white head cloth grinds near the lower base. A cobra-hooded stone sculpture stands to the left and a white-painted pillar is visible at right. Power cables run across the ground.2009-12-20