A man in a white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged on the ground at night, carving a large log with a wooden-handled chisel and mallet. Wood shavings lie around the log, a saw and other tools rest on the dirt, and a tall stack of cut firewood is piled to the right under a dark sky. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged on the ground at night, carving a large log with a wooden-handled chisel and mallet. Wood shavings lie around the log, a saw and other tools rest on the dirt, and a tall stack of cut firewood is piled to the right under a dark sky.

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