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August 23 20152015-08-23August 23 20152015-08-23A close-up of a glossy, dark brown wooden statue of a seated figure, shown from the chest up. The carved face has a red bindi and white markings on the forehead, and the figure wears layered carved collar bands with bead-like details and ornate carved armlets. In the blurred background, two more wooden figures and a small wooden stand are visible against a pale yellow wall. No living people appear in the scene.2015-08-23August 23 20152015-08-23A photograph of a glossy, brown wooden sculpture of a seated figure with a red tilak on the forehead, a broad smile, and a wide ornate necklace and shoulder ornaments with bead details, the bare upper body shown. The sculpture's open palm rests forward. In the background a man in a white sleeveless vest and light lungi sits on the floor working near another unfinished figure, and a wall board displays small photographs. A statue is a depiction, not a physical person, and the workshop setting is plain yellow walls. The visible person is a craftsman, not the figure carved, and no identity is asserted from appearance.2015-08-23August 23 20152015-08-23Close-up photograph of a carved dark wooden figure of a seated man with a smooth face and a faint smile, wearing a tall cylindrical wooden crown-like top and a white horizontal band with a red dot on the forehead. The figure is a statue, not a living person, and the wall behind it is pale yellow with green painted guidelines. A small stone block and a wooden table edge sit at the left and right edges.2015-08-23August 23 20152015-08-23A seated statue with long wavy hair, a red tilak on the forehead, and an orange saffron wrap draped over the body. It wears a long string of dark rudraksha beads and gold bangles on the wrist, with the right hand raised in a blessing gesture and the left hand resting on the lap in a meditative pose. The statue sits on a carved dark wooden pedestal before a yellow-gold decorated shrine arch, with blurred devotees in orange and red garments in the background. Probable Swamiji appearance in statue form: long hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and gold bangles.2011-12-09Several wooden deity sculptures in various stages of finishing rest on a metal workbench in a workshop. The central figure is a seated multi-armed deity murti with a tall ornate crown, a broad necklace and an upper-arm band, one hand raised in a mudra and another holding a trident-like implement. To the left, an unfinished pale wooden figure sits in meditation pose with hands near the chest. To the right, a seated female-form murti with a conical crown holds an object in one hand and extends the other. A pale unfinished figure lies partly visible at the far right. A blue pot sits on the upper right. No people are visible.2014-08-24December 09 20112011-12-09Close photo of a large dark bronze-toned statue of a bare-chested male figure with a wrapped waist cloth and a raised hand holding a small object. A person in an orange garment with a white thread bracelet stands at right, one hand resting on the statue's shoulder and the other supporting its arm. Plain grey cinderblock wall behind. The visible living person is wearing orange ochre clothing and is partially visible at the edge of the frame.2013-10-05