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A night photograph under a thatched straw roof at an open-sided shelter with a white-washed wall decorated with brown and white geometric patterns and a red painted base band. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts work at metal vessels and a large clay pot on a raised red platform. One bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left near a yellow pillar, and another man stands at the right edge. Two men sit at ground level. A yellow bamboo railing runs across the foreground, and lights glow in the background.

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A night-time photograph inside a covered mud-walled demonstration hut decorated with white kolam-style line patterns on red and ochre walls. Six men in white dhotis and white shirts or bare chests work around clay pots and a raised ochre platform. A bare-chested man on the right pounds with a long wooden pestle, while others sit on the ground around pots, a small flame, and sacks. A bamboo railing separates the area from viewers. The scene suggests traditional grain or herbal preparation.2010-09-26Night photograph of a rural village scene at a thatched-roof open pavilion with orange wooden pillars and a whitewashed wall decorated with painted figures and a red-and-white patterned dado. A street lamp stands beside a yellow bamboo railing. Inside the pavilion, a few people in white clothes sit and bend low on the ground, and a woman in a green sari sits at the right edge beside a hanging basket and a small light. The setting appears to be a rural camp or exhibition area with a lit pathway in the foreground.2010-09-26Photo inside a rustic thatched hall with orange-ochre walls and a raised red-and-white painted platform decorated with white kolam designs. A seated man in white clothes sits on the platform beside a woven straw basket, with a wooden pillar in the foreground. At the right, another man in white sits low on the floor near baskets and a bowl. At the far left edge, an elderly woman in a pale yellow sari holds up a wooden board.2010-09-26Night photograph of a thatched-roof open pavilion with terracotta-red pillars decorated with white painted swirl motifs. Under the thatch, two men in white dhotis sit on the ground near a small sunken fire pit or hearth, one bent low and tending it. A large round woven bamboo basket or grain bin stands at right. Behind them a blue-framed doorway and a painted wall with a standing figure in red and white. Green shrubs with small purple flowers fill the lower left foreground.2010-09-26Photo of a traditional clay-and-thatch open pavilion where several men in white dhotis and undershirts tend a fire inside a large round mud fire pit decorated with white painted kolam-style patterns. One standing man bends over the flames while another man at the rear, bare-chested with a dhoti, works near a wooden post. A seated man beside the pit handles a vessel, and red-painted walls, thatched roofs and a wooden railing frame the courtyard. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-02-03 +1 copiesA village-style courtyard scene with a blue-painted wooden door, whitewashed wall with white kolam designs, and red and yellow painted bands on the earthen plinth. In the foreground a seated figure in a light blue shirt and white dhoti grinds grain on a stone quern with a wooden handle, with a potted green plant at lower left. Behind, a standing figure in a white shirt and white dhoti pulls a rope hanging from the wall. An orange-painted pillar stands at the left edge beneath a thatched roof. The figures appear to be sculpted or lifelike figures rather than clearly living people.2010-09-26October 06 20062006-10-06August 03 20092009-08-03September 15 20132013-09-15A photograph of an outdoor metal casting workshop under a blue tarpaulin roof supported by wooden poles, with a thatched building behind it. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at the centre, and a man in a white shirt crouches at left beside a clay crucible and bellows. A third worker in a white vest sits near a large clay mould and tools on the ground. On the right, a man in an orange robe with long dark hair holds a walking stick and gestures with an open hand toward the workers. Firewood is stacked at right, and large metal pots and a bronze casting mould lie on the sandy ground. Aadhi Peetha casting work in progress.2006-12-10August 06 20092009-08-06September 16 20062006-09-16