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Interior of a workshop with a whitewashed block wall and glass windows. In the right foreground, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands with back to the camera, hands clasped, looking toward the work area; the figure is a person candidate, shown from behind with long dark hair and saffron robes. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts crouch and work on metal deity murtis and brass figures, one holding a tool over a wooden board. A large black-and-white portrait on the wall, garlanded with a red flower garland, shows a smiling man in a white turban with a bindi. Nearby are a framed picture, kalasha-like metal pots, and assorted brass items on the floor.

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A photograph of a workshop-like space with a corrugated-brick wall and a bamboo-and-green-pipe frame. A framed black-and-white portrait hangs on the back wall, showing a smiling face wrapped in a cloth turban. Four men sit or stand around a low work surface containing moulds and metal pieces, consistent with metal casting work. A man in a white vest and white dhoti sits at left. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, bare-chested with a dark cloth wrap, works at the mould. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits at lower right, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right beside machinery with copper-coloured wheels.2006-12-10July 26 20072007-07-26Interior of a small brick-walled room with a bamboo-and-thatch ceiling and a fluorescent tube light. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand at the left, one with a white beard and one holding his hands together. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wears a full orange robe and stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped behind him. On the right, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and stands barefoot on a blue mat. Behind them a framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the wall, and a brass kalasha-style pot, a bowl and burnt wood sit on the floor. A third person in white stands in the background.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA 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 workshop with a corrugated roof and concrete-block walls where a seated craftsman in a white shirt and checked lungi works on a wooden carved piece on the floor. A standing person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with long curly hair and back to the camera, rests a hand on the carving while a young man in a light blue t-shirt and white dhoti looks on. Scattered on the floor are wooden pieces, yellow paper templates, brass or copper sheets and tools. A large black-and-white photograph of a smiling man with a tilak and cloth on his head hangs on the wall, and a banner behind them reads Sri Arunachaleswar Temple and Abhishekam.2007-12-23A photograph of a sculpting workshop with a concrete-block wall. A person in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on the floor at a black work surface, shaping a clay or wax figure of a seated bull and other small figures. A large black-and-white portrait on the back wall shows a smiling man wearing a white head wrap and a dot on the forehead. Sculpting tools hang on the left, plastic chairs and white cloths are on the right, and a blue bucket and scattered shavings lie on the floor. A person in white clothing stands at the right edge.2006-12-10Inside an open-sided thatched workshop with lattice screens, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and dark wrap stands at centre with long dark hair, facing a row of large bronze and metal vessels and dark stone or metal pieces on the concrete floor. Around him, several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts stand watching; one in white wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala and holds a hand near his chest. A white plastic chair and metal drums are visible at right, along with a white cloth panel behind. The setting suggests temple or ratham workshop work, with the group observing the metalwork.2006-09-19July 26 20072007-07-26August 10 20112011-08-10December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine room. A standing man in an orange t-shirt and black trousers pours liquid from a small vessel while leaning over a metal bowl. Beside him, a seated priest with a shaved head wears a white dhoti and white shawl with a green-bordered edge, facing a brass tray of offerings. Behind them, a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes, above a pink lotus-shaped altar piece decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Brass pots, an oil lamp, a plate of flower petals and brass vessels are on the floor, with bundles of yellow cloth at right.2011-10-02Indoor photo at an ashram shrine niche in a brick wall. A woman in orange robes with a long dark plait and rudraksha beads lights a brass oil lamp (aarti) beside a framed portrait garlanded with white and pink flowers. A man in orange kneels and tends the lamp, while a second man in orange stands at left with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, a man in white clothes and others stand near a counter; a camera and a laptop sit in the foreground. Photo of a lamp ritual at a portrait shrine.2008-08-01