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A life-size painted statue of a bare-chested man with a moustache and short dark hair stands at night beside a black cylindrical pillar. He wears a white dhoti and holds a wooden mallet with a black head raised against his shoulder, appearing to strike the pillar. A black lamp post with a glowing lantern stands to the left, a white car is parked at the edge, and trees fill the dark background. The pillar has a yellow and blue painted panel above it with white decorative knobs. No people are physically present.

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February 03 20102010-02-03A night-time photograph of an outdoor display in which a life-size figure of a shirtless man in a white loincloth lifts a large pale boulder overhead with one arm. The figure is standing beside a tree with green leaves, and a wooden cart with spoked wheels and painted blue and green panels sits behind it. Bamboo railings and a wooden hut-like booth are visible at the edges, lit by ground lamps. The figure is a statue, not a living person, so no people are physically present.2010-09-26A painted statue of a seated male figure with short black hair, wearing a white sleeveless vest and a yellow dhoti, holds a chisel against a large dark grey base or pillar decorated with white dots and a yellow band. Tree foliage and a tiled wall appear in the background. No living person is clearly visible apart from a partially visible figure at the left edge in dark clothing.2010-02-03A life-size brown statue of a bare-chested male figure in a white loincloth stands on a stone base, holding a large round stone or ball overhead with both arms. Around the base are stone mill wheels and cut stone blocks on sandy ground, with a wooden cart wheel, a bamboo fence, thatched hut and trees behind. The scene is an outdoor rural-themed display at the Hyderabad venue. No living people are visible.2010-02-03A photograph of a stone carver at an outdoor work area with sandy ground and an orange-painted building behind. A man in a white sleeveless undershirt and white cloth kneels and strikes a chisel with a hammer against a large grey stone block. Two standing men beside him wear an orange cloth with yellow borders on the left and white dhotis with red borders on the right. A metal sink and a hammer head in the foreground frame the scene. Small yellow flowers lie on the ground.2013-07-14A photograph taken at night on bare reddish earth showing one man seated cross-legged, working on a wooden log with a wooden-handled mallet and a chisel. He wears a white shirt and white trousers over a yellow undershirt, with a white cloth at his waist. Around him lie scattered metal tools, a flat bronze-coloured sheet, a stone mortar and a plastic water bottle. A watermarked corner has been ignored. No person in the frame is identified as a person.2006-12-10A barefoot craftsman in a white sleeveless undershirt and blue-and-white checked lungi leans over a block of pale white stone, carving an ornate scrolled and pillared architectural element with a small chisel. A red-and-blue metal container and a metal tool lie on the dusty floor. Behind him, in dim light beneath a thatched roof, a large white sculpture of a figure with multiple arms is partly visible.A man in a plain white sleeveless undershirt and white dhoti kneels on sandy ground, chiselling a large rough grey stone block with a small hand hammer. A large sledgehammer head enters from the upper right, held by another person's hand. Other people in white dhotis and an orange-bordered cloth stand around, with a red brick wall behind. Bare feet and tools lie in the dirt.2013-07-14A photograph taken at night of a life-size painted statue of a woman in a pale blue sari with darker blue blouse, gold bangles, a gold necklace and gold stud earring, with a red bindi on her forehead. She holds a painted red and yellow brush or stick near a large grey and yellow figure with white dotted border. Dark trees, a lit building and a street lamp appear in the background.2010-09-26Night photograph of a temple ritual at a dark black stone shrine. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped at his waist leans forward with both hands on a tall grey stone lingam set in a black yoni-shaped base dusted with white powder. Behind him a line of men and a woman in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand watching. To the right a large black stone deity murti is draped in white cloth, with marigold garlands and a yellow-and-red decorated pillar, and red flower petals scattered at its base. A small brass vessel is held at left. The scene suggests an abhishekam at night.2006-12-22April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph outdoors of a man in a white dhoti and white shawl edged with gold, with a cream-coloured turban and a sacred ash mark on his arm, holding a lit oil lamp or flame vessel toward a large dark grey stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity murti. The deity stands within a circular stone halo, holding weapons including a trident-like staff and a mace, and is set on a stone platform in front of an orange building with a window. Plastic chairs, a small table and an orange and gold cloth-wrapped object appear nearby, with stone sculptures visible in a garden at right.2011-08-31