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January 12 2015

An outdoor stone-carving yard on bare red earth holds rows of grey granite-like stone pieces: many round and flat discs, rectangular blocks with carved faces, and several standing figures. Two tall standing deity murti stand in the centre, one with a multi-armed form and a halo-like backdrop, the other with a crown and a mace-like staff, flanked by a seated figure with a bull-like mount. Sacks, sand heaps, a tank and a plastic chair sit in the background, and one man in white walks through the scene. No ritual is visible, and no a person candidate is clearly present.

August 11 2011

2011-08-11 +1 copies

December 01 2009

2009-12-01 +2 copies

A dirt path runs beside a tall terracotta-coloured brick wall with rows of dark stone statues standing on plinths along both sides. On the left, a blue tarpaulin covers part of the display, and several statues there show deity figures with tall conical crowns and multiple arms. On the right, a long line of carved standing figures and seated figures faces the path. A small red placard sits in front of several statues. Utility poles, leafy trees and a clear pale sky sit above the scene. No people are visible.

2011-02-28 +1 copies

August 19 2007

Outdoor stone-carving yard under a corrugated metal roof on supporting poles. Many dressed grey stone blocks lie on dry grass, some with carved panel reliefs and moulded edges. Two or three workers in light clothing chisel and shape stones at the back, with dust rising. Stacked stone pieces, rubble, stone pillars and red-brick piles surround them, with blue and red storage containers and trees beyond. A few distant figures in white stand at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.

Three dark grey stone Nandi bull sculptures sit in a row on a raised circular platform paved with red brick, set in a garden with a large gnarled tree trunk and a red brick wall behind. The bulls are seated and decorated with carved harnesses, bells and beaded collars. Green foliage and a frangipani plant surround the scene.

Outdoors on a dirt road, a long row of dark grey stone deity sculptures stands against a red brick boundary wall. Figures include multi-headed cobra-hooded forms, a seated ganesha-like figure with trunk, and standing deity murti with raised arms, several with small red placards at their bases. A blue tarpaulin covers one sculpture in the middle of the row. Mature trees, a utility pole and a clear sky frame the scene; no people are visible.

2011-02-28 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph of a stone-carving yard with rows of grey granite statues on square plinths set on dry grass under hazy sky. Seated figures with tall conical headdresses and long beards, some holding books or instruments, dominate the foreground. Standing deity murti line a red-painted boundary wall at the back, with scattered debris and stone pieces at left. No people are visible.

Outdoor construction site with reddish-brown earth. In the foreground, rows of grey carved stone pieces are laid out on the ground, including flat-based ornamental stone blocks, rounded carved slabs and small decorative stone components. Behind them stand thatched-roof shelters, a silver SUV, a yellow roller vehicle, a dark water tank and blank white billboards on scaffolding, with a pile of dry straw to the right. No people are clearly visible beyond a small figure at the top right.

A construction site beside a concrete block wall with a metal railing and gravel ground, palm trees behind. A figure in a long orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks along a dirt path, accompanied by two men in white dhoti-style clothing, one with a white shirt. Another man in a light shirt stands farther back, and a grey SUV with a driver is parked to the right. A yellow excavator and a partly built structure appear in the background.