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A courtyard workshop under an arched open-fronted building, filled with gilded and painted deity statues on wooden carrying platforms and low stands. Figures include a white and gold standing deity, a seated gold deity, and a blue-and-gold elephant-headed deity with a large gilded halo or prabhavali leaning at the left edge. A red-and-maroon painted canvas hangs on the back wall. Palm fronds and climbing vines frame the right side, and a hand pallet truck stands in the foreground. No people are clearly visible.Outdoor scene on a dirt ground beside a low red-brick building with a corrugated roof and palm trees behind. A long row of freshly finished painted and gilded statues stands on white-painted wooden trestle tables supported by stacked grey concrete blocks. The statues include deity murtis in gold and blue, one large ganesha-like figure with a raised trunk, several standing figures in red, green, pink and orange robes, and a golden seated figure. A small figure in white stands near the left end of the row. Rubble and stacked material are visible at the far right.2006-12-22February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of gilded and silver-toned deity murti statues arranged on woven mats on bare sandy ground outdoors. Figures include a gold Ganesha seated on a lotus base at right, standing figures in purple, red, orange, blue and white draped garments, a figure with a tall crown holding raised hands, and a large standing gold figure at right. Behind them are stacked blue metal pipes, a pile of earth and scattered rubble. No people are visible.2006-12-22October 01 20062006-10-01A row of gilded deity murti statues stands on white-painted tables outdoors in front of a pink-walled building with palm trees behind it. Several figures wear white and gold dhoti-style cloth, others red and gold saris with gold borders, and crowns are visible on their heads. Behind them a person in an orange-saffron robe stands near the doorway, and blue boxes and a white cloth lie on a green covering in the foreground. The statues appear to be awaiting installation or display.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph of a large warehouse-style hall with a corrugated metal roof, fluorescent tube lights and exposed red steel beams. Rows of bronze and gilded metal deity statues line the floor, including a dancing Nataraja-style figure within an arched prabhavali, a standing bronze figure, and a seated golden figure in the lower right. In the left foreground a large bronze seated figure with an ornate crown and raised hands is partly visible. Several people walk through the aisle: a few wear saffron/orange robes, one wears a black head covering and red garment, and one man in white clothes stands near the centre. The scene appears to be a workshop or storage area for statues.2017-03-26August 23 20152015-08-23A photograph inside a large open-sided workshop hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights, its floor paved with grey tiles. Rows of finished brass and bronze deity statues on wooden bases fill the floor, including standing figures, a seated figure and a cobra-hooded image. On the left a green wooden palanquin or ratha stands beside a shelf with a garland. Several men in traditional dhotis stand in the middle distance; one wears a blue shirt and holds a camera, another wears a red and gold shawl, and a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2014-10-12A covered workshop filled with large bronze and brass deity statues on red wooden bases. In the centre, a tall Nataraja-style dancing Shiva figure stands within an ornate ring of flame-like arch, its arms raised. To the left, a large golden-brown standing male statue wears a short dhoti-style garment. Behind them, seated and standing figures, a kalasha-like pot and a crowned deity murti line the shelves, with metal chains and a black pole on the right. No people are visible.2014-08-24A cluttered room with many gilded brass deity murtis standing on wooden bases, prepared for packing. In the foreground a large Ganesha murti with an elephant trunk wears a white dhoti-style cloth, with white flowers placed on its figures. Nearby stand other brass figures, including a four-armed deity murti in an ornate crown, and a figure in an orange sari. Wrapped in plastic and cardboard sits a large curved gilded piece, with boxes stacked behind. A framed devotional painting hangs on the pale wall and a bronze kalasha-shaped vessel stands near the cabinet. No people are visible in the scene.