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July 13 20132013-07-13A photograph of a grey granite shivalinga base, a yoni-pitha with a spout, resting on a reddish-brown ground with scattered small stones and debris. The round basin with a raised central disc and a spout extending to the right is unpolished and weathered. No people are present.2007-04-17A large, dented metal dish or lid rests on an orange cloth. Its surface is tarnished and grey with dark scorch marks near the rim, and it has engraved scalloped petal rings and fine scratched markings around the centre. No people are visible. Scattered faint pencil-like inscriptions appear on the lower left side of the vessel.2013-10-05A photograph of a plaster or clay mould lying on a dirt floor, a pale grey-white cast with a sculpted surface of a figure's form. Scattered wood shavings and chips surround it, a stone block sits at the left edge, a wooden-handled hammer or tool is at the right edge, and a blue cord runs beneath it. No people are visible. The image is a photo of a sculpture-making workspace.2006-12-10Making Of Sacred Arts University +1 copiesA photograph of a grey stone yoni-pitha base lying on a reddish-brown concrete floor. The carved basin has a raised circular centre and a spout extending to the right, with a small red marking on the stone. Two other dark stone blocks are visible at the top edge of the frame. No people are present.2007-04-17A photograph of a grey stone yoni-shaped base resting on bare reddish-brown earth, scattered with small pebbles. The stone has a raised rim, a shallow circular recess at its centre, and a spout projecting to the right. Pieces of brick lie beneath its edges, and a row of flat grey stone slabs leans at the upper right. No people are present.2007-04-17A photograph of workers at an outdoor dirt site moving a large, roughly oval pale stone slab. Several workers are visible: a shirtless man in a checked lungi, a man crouched at left in a blue checked lungi, and a person in a teal shirt and green-checked lungi at right, with others partly visible in the background. The ground is reddish-brown earth with scattered pebbles and bricks, and a clay-coloured pot or cup sits at the lower edge. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.A photograph of a large round copper plate lying on a sandy concrete floor among burlap sacking and wooden offcuts. The plate has a raised radiating fan pattern of fluted rays around a central boss, with a small pink mark at its centre and a tarnished, rust-streaked surface. Two sheets of white paper with blue pencil outlines of scrolling ornamental motifs lie at the upper left and upper right as design templates. No people are visible. The scene suggests metal-casting or metalwork in progress at a workshop.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a large cylindrical block of grey granite lying on a ground covered with broken grey stone chips and fragments. The cylinder has a split running down its middle, with pale pinkish vertical lines marking its surface and a rough, chiselled face where it has broken apart. No people are visible; the scene shows a stone quarry or carving yard with debris scattered around the block.A photograph of a grey stone yoni-shaped abhishekam basin lying on a reddish-brown dirt floor with scattered small stones. The carved stone has a circular basin with a raised rim and a spout extending to the right, with weathered, speckled surface texture. No people are present in the scene.2007-04-17A large hammered copper bowl lies on a bare dirt ground, its rim and inner rings showing reddish-brown patina and uneven tool marks. Partial legs of a person wearing a checked lungi stand at the right edge, and a white sack lies at the left. The scene looks like a workshop setting for metal casting.2006-12-10 +1 copies