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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.

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A 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.2010-09-26A 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.2010-09-26A photograph of a museum-style diorama of a traditional village household interior, with lifelike figures rather than living people. On the left, a male figure in a white dhoti and white shirt sits and works with tools at a wooden bench. In the centre, a figure in a pale green and cream sari with a red bindi and bangles sits holding a woven pink and white basket or tray. On the right, a figure in a bright orange-yellow shawl and sari with a nose ring and bangles sits beside a clay pot filled with grain. Further items include a carved wooden chair, a wooden cabinet on the wall, a clay bowl and a wooden tool-box. The walls are pale blue with a red dado.2010-09-26A photograph of two men seated on a low dais in a brick-walled workshop, working on bronze cattle sculptures. On the left a man in a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti works with his hands over a metal piece. On the right a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, handles a small clay or bronze figure. Several cow and bull figures and metal rods lie on the platform. Behind them a black-and-white framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man with a white turban and a red bindi. A wooden plaque carries a carved cow outline. Two sacks and a blue bucket are visible at the edges.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA photo taken inside a thatched, open-sided structure with woven palm-mat walls. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with long dark curly hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his waist and legs, with a visible saffron wrap; he faces away from the camera toward a figure in an orange-saffron cloth and matching orange head wrap. To the left stands a large blue-skinned deity murti with a gold crown, gold ornaments and a raised arm, next to a reclining figure. Behind them, golden arches and boxes are stored. On the right, two men stand: one in a white shirt and cream dhoti with an orange sash, the other in an orange shawl with a white dhoti. The scene appears to be a preparation area for a temple figure.2007-08-09September 18 20062006-09-18August 09 20072007-08-09June 06 20132013-06-06June 08 20132013-06-08September 20 20062006-09-20A photograph in a thatched-roof open hall with a grille and cement-block walls. A man in saffron-orange robes sits in the foreground, his long dark hair pulled over one shoulder, holding it with a raised hand. Beside him stands a carved wooden and gilded deity murti or altar piece, and a brass lamp stands near. Behind, several men in orange robes and a man in white kurta and dhoti stand watching; one holds a book. Wooden tools and a mallet lie on the floor at left.2006-09-20Making Of Sacred Arts University