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A museum-style display in a plain whitewashed room shows a life-size figure seated on a sand-covered floor, dressed in a white kurta and white dhoti with a red tilak on the forehead, carving a relief of reclining figures on a stone block. Beside it, a second figure in an orange saffron cloth sits bare-chested, grinding material in a small stone mortar. Behind them are small painted deity figurines, a blue-faced deity bust with a gold crown, and a wall-mounted carved wooden bracket. Scattered sand-coloured cloth and carved stone pieces lie on the floor. The figures are wax or sculpted mannequins rather than living people.

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Photograph of a museum-style interior with a white-washed wall and red painted lower band, showing life-sized figures of two men seated on a sandy floor. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti and shirt and works with a tool; the figure on the right is bare-chested in an orange-saffron dhoti, with a short beard and dark hair, bending over a sandy patch and holding a small implement. Behind them stand a dark bronze-toned female figure with raised arms, a blue painted bust of a deity with a tall crown, rudraksha-style necklaces and gold ornaments, small painted folk figurines, a clay pot at left, and carved wooden furniture and a framed window with coloured glass at top. The two seated figures are statues or mannequins, not living people.2010-09-26A life-size figure of a bare-chested man in orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a sandy floor, grinding or mixing something in a small dark bowl held in his hands. He has long dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a stone mortar holds a wooden pestle, and a few small clay or stone objects lie on a cloth. Behind him stands a blue-faced deity bust with a golden crown, and a carved wooden bed frame fills the back wall. The figure and objects are displayed as a statue or diorama indoors.2010-09-26June 08 20132013-06-08Two men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sit at a wooden table in an open-sided brick shed, working on a large wooden figure lying across the table. The older man in front, with a red thread on his wrist and an ID badge, holds the carving with both hands while the younger man behind him works with a chisel-like tool. Smoke rises from the table, and wood shavings, a black bowl of ash, a blue bucket and an open book sit nearby.2006-11-20July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesNovember 22 20092009-11-22A photograph of a craftsman seated on the ground in a workshop, sculpting an unfinished clay figure of a seated deity-like form. The man wears a white checked button-up shirt and a yellow dhoti, and works on the figure's arm with his hands. The clay figure is unpainted and rough, with a head and torso still being shaped. Behind him are corrugated metal sheets and an orange wall with a dark red door. A yellow bucket and tools rest on a workbench. No visible candidate for a person is present, only a craftsman and an unfinished statue. +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityA man in a white short-sleeved shirt and beige trousers works with a tool on a large unfired terracotta-coloured clay sculpture of a seated figure in a wrap and head cloth. The clay statue is on a wooden board atop a table in a plain whitewashed room. A white electric fan stands at left, a red-patterned mat and steps are at right, and a folded terracotta cloth lies on a glass surface in the foreground. The sculpture's raised hand holds a wooden stick. The statue is a depiction and a clay model in progress, not a person present with a visible face shown in a portrait, so no appearance-based candidate is confirmed here. +1 copiesThree men sit on a floor in a workshop carving white stone or plaster sculpture parts, with golden deity statues on shelves behind them. On the left, an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border, holds a chisel and mallet over a wooden block. In the centre, a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and white dhoti works beside a red bucket. On the right, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti holds a pale carved foot. Tools and wooden sticks lie on the ground in front, and the golden figures on the wall are unfinished-looking sculpture work.2013-06-30A young boy in a white kurta and white trousers stands outdoors on a concrete step in front of an orange-painted wall with red window frames and a white panelled door. He holds a lump of clay in one hand and carves or shapes it with a small tool in the other, looking down intently. He wears a gold-toned watch or bangle on his wrist. A red metal pole stands beside him.2010-10-01A photograph of a workshop room where a man in a white shirt and maroon dhoti sits on the floor at left, working on a small object with white material while a wooden board and tools lie before him. Behind and beside him stand numerous gold-finished bronze deity murtis and figures, some on red wooden stands, including a seated figure in an orange garment at right. A red bucket sits on the floor among cloth sheets and sticks. White walls and a concrete floor frame the scene.2013-06-23