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December 14 2013

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A white stone sculpture of a seated elephant, carved with a decorated saddle cloth featuring scroll motifs and tassels, its trunk curled toward its front leg. It rests on a plinth beside a carved white pillar and a black lantern. Green garden foliage and trees fill the background, with a few red flowers visible near the base of the plants.2010-09-26Outdoor yard at a stone workshop with a large grey carved stone elephant statue standing on a rectangular plinth, trunk raised, with a textured saddle cloth and a carved necklace. Around it lie many rough stone pots, bowls and cut blocks, with rubble and stone chips on the ground. A tree shades the scene; a multi-storey concrete building and a low wall stand behind. Two small distant figures are visible: one person in a red sari at right and another in white at left, both partly in the background.August 19 20072007-08-19A close-up photograph of a large weathered stone lion-like guardian sculpture with a carved mane and fierce open-mouthed face, set on a grassy lawn beside an ornately carved temple wall with a stone wheel motif at right. A man with dark hair in the lower right foreground is partly visible, and a few other people stand in the background near green shrubs and trees under a pale sky.2008-06-09Close photograph of a grey Asian elephant standing outdoors in front of a pale concrete wall, with a corrugated metal roof shelter and green foliage behind. The elephant's trunk is curled toward the lower left, its wrinkled skin and small eye visible, and its ear is tattered at the edge. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-10A large grey stone Nandi bull statue, the sacred bull mount of Shiva, shown in close profile with carved horns, a decorated headband, ear and facial detail, and a strand of white flowers draped around its neck. The statue is wrapped in a white cloth with a red and gold woven border. Behind it stand tall palm trees and foliage under a pale sky, with a white-clad figure walking past a white building with a red door and a parked silver car at right.2007-08-26A large dark grey stone Nandi bull statue lies on a concrete plinth outdoors. The carved bull wears a layered necklace of bells and beads across its chest and an ornately carved saddle cloth draped over its back. Behind it stand palm trees, leafy trees, a wooden scaffold frame and a pile of rough quarry stones, with dry earth and a clear blue sky. No people are visible in the scene.2006-12-19A grey stone statue of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha seated on a carved pedestal in front of green bamboo foliage and a red wall. The murti has four arms holding objects including a modak-like sweet and an axe, with white tilak markings on the trunk and arms. It wears a long strand of red and green beads, a heavy garland of white and yellow flowers, a gold necklace with a hanging yellow flower tassel, and a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth. No physical people are visible.2014-09-04A photograph of a grey stone Nandi bull statue lying in a courtyard at night, carved with scalloped drapery, a beaded collar and a tassel-hung neck band, with a curved horn visible. Potted plants and green foliage sit to the left beside a wire mesh fence, and a brick wall stands behind. In the blurred background, a few dim figures sit at the far end of the courtyard, but no living people are clearly visible in the foreground. No a person appearance is visible; the statue is a deity murti of Nandi, the bull associated with Shiva.2014-09-15A large grey elephant stands on a bed of cut green fodder grass in a courtyard, its trunk curled up toward a bald man in a white dhoti. The man, seen from behind and to the left, stands near a grey metal gate. Behind them are banana plants, palm trees and a tiled-roof building. The elephant has a chain on one leg. No a person candidate can be confidently identified from appearance.2006-11-09Close side profile of a grey Asian elephant raising its trunk toward its mouth, tusk stubs visible, its textured skin and ear detailed. Behind it stands a pale concrete wall with a tiled roof edge at upper left and green trees in the background. No people are visible. The elephant is the main subject, shown in a courtyard-like setting.2006-11-10August 26 20072007-08-26