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A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered around a long table draped in dark blue cloth, examining an array of silver ritual objects, including a large silver-plated mount or figure with animal head details, silver lamps, bowls, cups and a silver vessel on a red-draped table at right. Two tall silver trishula-style staffs stand at right edge. A man at right wears a rust-red garment with a red shoulder cloth and red armbands, and another man in a white dhoti and shirt stands near the centre. Several women in white, including one in a light-blue striped outfit speaking on a phone, and men in white kurtas and shirts stand among others. Background shows wooden cabinets and horse-head sculptures.

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A photograph inside a dim, unfinished hall with bare concrete block walls and overhead lights. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl wears a long red flower garland with gold-toned beads and a gold-studded belt, and he extends one hand over a large silver ceremonial object lying on an orange cloth, its carved heads and ornate silver panels arranged on the floor. To the left, a woman in a yellow and maroon sari stands with hands raised, beside a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a man in orange robes. Behind them, a woman in maroon sari stands near a floor rug and a standing fan, and at the right several people in white kurtas and orange lanyards watch. Brass vessels stand near the left edge. The man in orange with the red garland shows cues such as the flower garland and ornate gold-toned belt, but appearance alone is not sufficient to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.

A photograph taken under a white tarpaulin canopy at an outdoor workshop of a large metal deity murti, seated with a tall crown and ornate jewellery, alongside a second, smaller consort figure wearing a crown. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe and a white shirt stands with his hand on the murti, leaning in toward it. Nearby, an older man in a white shirt sits at the right edge with his back to the camera. Workers in plaid lungis and blue shirts stand in the background among trees and brick piles.

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A photograph of a temple workshop under a white tarpaulin, where a long-haired young man in saffron-orange robes stands beside a large bronze deity murti of a goddess with an elaborate headdress and ornate collar, the metal polished gold-brown. In the foreground, an older man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a bindi, and another man with his hand pressed against the bronze figure's cylindrical pedestal or base. Behind them, a man in a pink head cloth and striped shirt stands near a stack of red bricks and a wet mortar bed. The orange-robed man appears to be a person by appearance, with long hair and saffron clothing, but his identity is uncertain. The setting shows a temple inspection of metal deity figures.