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A photograph of an outdoor construction area with raw clay moulds. Several large mud-coated clay forms, shaped like hollow domes or cups with openings, sit on a low concrete plinth and wooden boards. Behind them is a rectangular concrete foundation with a shallow water-filled channel. Scattered cloth, a plastic sheet and a small patch of purple flowers lie on the ground, with red earth and sparse weeds around. No people are visible in the scene.

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Outdoors on bare red earth, two large clay sculptural forms rest on wooden planks supported by concrete blocks. Each form is a rough, unfinished clay model of a body part, with textured surface and cracks. Behind them stand two large grey-brown cylindrical clay or concrete pots, green shrubs grow at the back, and a blue tarpaulin and cloth lie on the ground at left. No people are visible. The image is a photograph taken at a sculpture-making site.2006-12-10A photograph of outdoor sculpture work on dry reddish-brown earth. Large clay or mud forms with cracked surfaces lie on a blue tarpaulin and sacking laid over concrete slabs. A large recumbent figure-like clay mould is in the foreground, with smaller clay pieces and a slab of cut stone beside it. No people are visible in the frame, and no one is shown in the scene.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of two large unfinished clay sculptures lying on a sandy patch of ground, bounded by a low brick edging and a wooden plank. The rounded clay forms appear to be in progress, with the surface still smooth and mud-coloured. Scattered loose red bricks, wooden boards and a bamboo pole lie around them. Behind is a stone balustrade, green shrubs and a blue pipe. No people are visible.2006-09-18Outdoor photo of two large clay sculptures of feet resting on concrete blocks and a blue-painted wooden board on bare red-brown earth. Dry grass and weeds grow around, with grey stones, a white woven sack and a grey plastic bucket at the edges. The clay is still unfired and rough, showing fingermarks and textured surface detail. No people are visible.2006-12-10October 19 20132013-10-19Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a large unfinished clay or mud sculpture lying on a wooden and brick base in an outdoor sandy yard. The form is a reclining figure with smooth rounded contours and tool marks visible on its surface, possibly a deity murti under construction. Red bricks surround the base, with a brick-edged garden bed, green plants, a red bucket and a wooden plank in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2006-09-18June 23 20132013-06-23A construction site photograph showing a row of large, unfinished clay or mud-coated cylindrical forms lying end to end along the top of a concrete ledge or wall. Each form has a circular recessed end with a small central disc, resembling moulded pillar or pipe-like sections. Behind them are piles of reddish-brown earth, scattered rubble, a white car, a white truck, a black water tank and a potted plant. No people are visible. The scene is an outdoor work area with bare soil and a concrete edge in the foreground.2013-06-23 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of reddish-brown earth with two freshly poured grey concrete slabs set into shallow excavated trenches, their edges lined with old newspaper pages that serve as formwork. A thin wooden stake or rod runs diagonally across the upper left. Partial newspaper scraps and a leftover concrete edge appear in the lower corners. No people or ritual activity are visible; the scene looks like ground preparation or foundation work at a construction site.2011-09-20A large dark stone slab. Its top surface has a central depression with radiating thin wire lines extending outward. Small orange and yellow specks dot the stone. Behind it, grey cloth or tarpaulin covers more dark stones, and a blue paper scrap lies on the surface. No people are visible.2013-07-13 +1 copiesA person in a white dhoti with a red thread on the wrist kneels on red earth, shaping wet grey clay inside a cardboard and newspaper mould. Torn cardboard pieces, a flat grey clay slab and a cardboard box lie around the scene. Newspaper wrapped around the mould shows Tamil print and a small photo. No ceremony, deity or a person is visible; this appears to be a craft process of preparing a clay mould.2011-09-20