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Photo 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.

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A 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.2010-09-26A photograph inside a mud-walled room with an orange-ochre wall, a woven thatch ceiling and white kolam-style floor patterns on the walls. A woman in a pink and purple sari stands at left with her hand raised near her face. A man in a white shirt and white cloth with a white head wrap stands behind a large woven basket, and another person in white bends over a second basket at right. In the foreground a seated person in a peach-orange top and red-pink lower garment sits on a woven mat with a colourful striped head cloth, holding a small object. At right a seated man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti sits on the mat. Woven baskets and a straw-covered floor fill the room.2010-09-26A 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.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.2010-09-26A dim interior display of a village craft workshop with orange-ochre walls decorated with white kolam patterns and a thatched roof with wooden posts. Life-like figures, appearing to be mannequins or sculptures rather than living people, sit on the floor weaving and working with baskets and mats. A seated figure on the right wears a white dhoti and shirt and holds a basket on a low stool. Another figure in a pink and blue sari sits in front working on a woven mat. Other seated figures in white and in a green-bordered sari work with bundles of colourful thread and reeds. Woven baskets, clay pots and mats are scattered across the floor.2010-09-26November 23 20062006-11-23Photo 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 copiesInside a thatched-roof structure with white-washed walls and kolam designs painted on the ground and base, a painted deity murti in orange and green sari with raised hands rides a white animal mount, possibly a deer. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor in front of a wooden tray holding tools and clay pieces, apparently at work. To the right, a doorway opens onto a shelf with smaller painted deity figures, including one seated on a golden lion-like mount and others on red-and-yellow stands. An orange pillar with white kolam patterns stands at left.2010-09-26A thatched-roof hut with orange-ochre mud walls and white kolam designs on the wall. Life-size lifelike figures are seated on the floor weaving or working with baskets. A figure on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti sits and holds his hands together; a figure on the left wears a pink and blue sari; a figure in the center wears a green sari and sits behind a small tray of colourful packets. Woven bamboo baskets and mats are scattered across the floor. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt and a figure in white sit working. A real person in a white shirt stands at the far right edge.2010-09-26A 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.2010-09-26A photograph inside a thatched-roof hut with a palm-frond ceiling and a cinder-block wall behind. A person in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a bed covered with a red and black patterned cloth. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and shirt sits on a folding chair holding a walking stick, and two standing men in white dhotis and kurtas, one with an orange shawl, attend nearby. a person is the orange-robed seated figure with long swept hair and mala cues, shown in person in the hut. The floor is bare sand.2006-11-23