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A photograph inside a warehouse-style storage room with metal shelving and a corrugated roof. Two white marble statues seated in open wooden crates sit on the concrete floor at left. Several barefoot men in white dhoti-style clothing with red borders and gold-coloured necklaces stand in a line at centre, one holding a tray of offerings. Standing to the right, a man in white with a long beard wears a large garland of marigolds and red flowers over a white shirt, and beside him a man in a white kurta and a man in a dark shirt and cream trousers stand with hands folded. At far right, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together. Red cloth hangs at the right edge.

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October 04 20102010-10-04A photograph inside a workshop storeroom with wooden crates and shelves holding folded orange cloth and a rolled item. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and orange shawl bends forward, extending a hand toward a white marble seated deity murti with raised palm, placed on a wooden crate. A man in a white dhoti and red-orange shawl stands behind them at left. A camera operator is visible at the left edge, and a hand holds a bowl of red and white flowers. A decorative embroidered cloth hangs on the shelf. Three people are visible, including partial figures.2011-08-10Devotees gather around a wooden-framed shrine holding a reclining golden deity murti, with gold-foil arched backdrop and red velvet-covered platforms. A man in a brown vest over white dhoti stands at the left of the shrine, while a man in orange robe and saffron-coloured wrap stands at right, both looking toward the murti. Several men in white dhotis with red or yellow borders stand nearby, one pointing toward the gold backdrop. The room has pale walls and orange draped fabric at the right, with a cable running across the floor.2010-01-03January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a room with plain white cinder-block walls where people are unpacking wooden crates with packing material. Around him a man in white with an orange shawl leans over a crate, a woman in orange kneels at a crate, another man in a dark shirt works at a crate, and a blonde woman in black stands at right. Behind them a bald man in orange robes stands beside a painted statue wearing a gold crown, and a deity figure with a gold halo stands in pink and green garments near the wall.2007-11-07August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange shawl with long, swept-back dark hair reaching toward a white marble seated figure inside an open wooden crate, scattering rose petals or flower petals onto it. The white figure sits cross-legged with its hands in its lap and is wrapped in stacked wooden shipping crates. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace holds a notebook, and another man in white with a yellow garland stands in the background. Red and white cloth hangs on the right wall.2011-08-10A photo taken inside a thatched, open-sided shed with a concrete floor and bamboo lattice walls, where a group of men in orange and yellow sannyasi-style robes stand among stone and clay sculptures and unfinished carved figures. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban, with rudraksha malas around his neck, faces a bare-backed man with long dark hair who is also wearing an orange cloth. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with folded hands, and a bearded man in white and an orange shawl stands at the right. A younger man in white dhoti and a shawl stands at the left. Several sculptures and carved stone pieces lie on the ground at the bottom of the frame.2007-08-09Indoor photo in a bare concrete hall with a corrugated metal roof. A glass-fronted wooden display case lined with red fabric holds gold-coloured ceremonial ornaments, crowns and armour-like pieces on a tiered shelf. Four men stand before it. On the left, two men wear white clothing, one with a yellow shawl and one with an orange shawl. In the centre a man in orange robes stands with hands together, beside another man in an orange-saffron robe. At the right, a figure in a long orange-brown wrap with long dark hair stands barefoot in front of the case, facing the display. Stacked cardboard boxes sit at the far right, and a decorated panel and small deity figures appear at the left edge.2009-10-15A man in flowing saffron-orange robes with shoulder-length dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead reaches toward a white marble seated figure inside an open wooden crate-like shrine. The seated white statue wears a pale pink head covering and draped white garments, with a white flower placed at its base. Behind them, a wall displays orange cloths and a framed image of a figure in orange against a yellow background. The statue is a deity murti in a wooden shrine during a preparation or placement setting.2010-08-11October 12 20142014-10-12June 19 20142014-06-19