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A photograph taken inside a large open workshop with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights, where bronze and gilded temple sculptures and carved wooden pieces are stored. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a long beard holds a long staff and stands facing a man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a shawl, who has his hands raised in greeting. To the left, a bald man in red-and-gold garments presses his palms together, and a man in white dhoti stands nearby. Behind them, several other men in orange and white clothing stand in the workshop. A seated bronze figure of a sage sits on a red wooden base to the right, beside a tall gold-colored pillar.

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October 12 20142014-10-12A photograph inside a large open-sided workshop with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tube lights, where bronze and metal statues are being worked on. In the foreground a man in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha-style beaded necklace walks barefoot across a brick-paved floor, his long hair tied back. Behind him, several men in orange robes and saffron turbans or caps walk together, along with men in white shirts and dhotis. A bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva statue with a flaming arch stands on a red pedestal at right, beside other bronze deity figures and a seated figure under repair. A worker in white sits on the floor near the statues. Scattered tools, cables and a fire extinguisher are visible on the walls.2014-11-21June 11 20142014-06-11October 12 20142014-10-12Inside a large open-sided metal-roofed shed, a crowd of devotees dressed in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stands behind a chain barrier beside a row of bronze deity murtis and metal statues on the floor and on stands. A man in a red-and-gold-bordered dhoti stands bare-chested at the center, arm extended toward the bronzes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. A bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red bucket stands to the right. Assorted bronze figures, a large metal pillar and tarpaulin-covered metal structures fill the foreground.2014-08-24A photograph inside a large open workshop with a corrugated metal roof, where rows of golden bronze deity murti and statues sit on red-draped tables and along the floor. A man in a rust-orange and saffron dhoti and shawl with a marigold garland and rudraksha mala stands with his arm extended toward the statues, gesturing as he explains them. Beside him a bald man in orange robes holds a red cloth, and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands nearby. A crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands behind a metal chain barrier, and a steel tripod frame hangs overhead. The a person candidate is the central figure with long swept-back hair, a garland and orange clothing, but his appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2014-08-24October 12 20142014-10-12October 12 20142014-10-12April 28 20152015-04-28Indoor workshop or storage hall with a concrete floor and high ceiling lights. In the foreground a large bronze deity murti lies on a pair of stacked concrete blocks, its head toward the left. Behind it stands a man in a rust-brown dhoti with gold border and a matching shawl, and to the right an older bearded man in saffron-orange robes holds a metal rod while several men in brown and maroon robes stand nearby. To the left are a bronze chariot wheel, a gilded stand, a small bronze figure and a silver-toned pedestal. Concrete walls and stacked stones fill the background.2013-11-05April 28 20152015-04-28A photograph inside an open-sided workshop with a corrugated roof, woven lattice walls and unfinished concrete blocks. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange head cloths stand grouped in the foreground. The man at the front right has long dark hair, wears an orange robe and sandals, and gestures toward the floor. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with an orange head cloth and beaded necklace stands near a bearded sadhu. A white-shirted man stands to the right, and another stands at the back. The floor is strewn with carved wooden or copper-coloured temple panels, figures and architectural pieces, with a wooden easel and tools nearby. The setting appears to be a craft or sculpture workshop.2007-08-09