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A photograph of small handmade clay figures on a wooden board in an indoor space with a grey concrete floor and a plain wall. A tall clay figure with a cylindrical base is wrapped with a yellow paper fan behind it and decorated with white flowers. Other clay figures include a stacked group of rounded forms and a small seated figure with horn-like points on the right. The figures are brown, shaped by hand, and appear to be children's craft work. No people are visible.

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Close photo of unfired brown clay figures on a wooden table. A central clay Ganesha-style figure with a trunk and large ears has a white flower placed on its head. Around it are other clay forms, including small rounded lumps and a seated figure. At upper left a small card shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange clothing, with the printed name Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda beneath it. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photo of unfired clay sculptures laid out on a wooden board covered with blue plastic sheeting. The figures include a small seated animal-like figure with a rounded head, a teddy-bear shaped figure, a seated figure with a raised arm, a coiled clay base, a small upright linga-like form with a coil, and a large clay structure with many small rounded protrusions and a crescent-shaped top. A metal bucket of muddy water sits at upper left, and blurred figures in the background appear to be seated people working. The clay is grey-brown and the lighting is warm and dim.2006-05-05A photograph of handmade clay figures on a wooden board with a brown swirled painted finish. A small clay figure of a seated child-like form and a clay figure of a standing person sit near the left edge on a grey floor. In the centre, a cluster of small clay figures rests on a clay base. On the right, a lump of brown clay is decorated with a yellow tissue-paper fan and a sprig of white jasmine-like flowers. No people are visible in the scene.2006-05-05Clay modelling work on a pale, stained wooden table. Several brown clay figures and forms are arranged: a small rounded hut or shelter with an arched doorway at the centre, a lumpy seated figure with a raised arm and hands on the left, a hunched animal-like shape on the right, a small cluster of tiny clay pieces, and long curved and ridged clay strips across the bottom. No people are visible except partial limbs at the top edge.2006-05-05A photograph of unfired clay sculptures laid out on wooden boards over a blue plastic sheet. The figures include a seated animal-like figure with large round eyes, a small standing figure, two bear-like figures, a coiled cobra-like form, and a larger structure with a basket-like base and many small attached forms. A small shivalinga-like form with coiled base sits in the lower centre. No people are visible.2006-05-05A blurry close-up photograph of small clay figures placed on a brown earthen surface. A seated figure with a pointed top and a raised arm rests on a base of rounded clay lumps, with a smaller figure beside it. A green leafy twig extends in from the upper left and another leaf sprig from the upper right. No living people are visible. The figures appear to be unfired clay murtis or sculptures.2006-05-05Unfinished clay sculptures on a wooden board in a corrugated-roof hall with fluorescent tube lights. In the foreground a clay figure of a deity-like form with a white flower on its head is being shaped, flanked by small clay figurines of children and a small clay figure of a pyramid-shaped stack. A printed portrait card on the left shows a smiling man wearing an orange-yellow turban and blue-green shawl. Behind the table, a woman in a dark top and glasses and several people in red and pink clothing sit or stand, working at the clay.2006-05-05A photograph of handmade clay sculptures on a worn wooden board with stains and scratches. Several small brown clay figures are arranged: a tall stacked figure at upper left, a lumpy figure with a cylinder shape at the bottom center, and a rounded blob beside it. A clay-coil letter arrangement along the right edge spells out the word ANANDA in raised brown clay, with the letters partly cut off by the frame. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of unfired clay sculpture work laid out on a beige sheet over a blue plastic cover. In the centre sits a clay shivalinga on a round base with a flared lower section. Above it are partly formed clay figures, including a seated figure with a thick coiled base and a rounded clay block at upper right. At lower left a rounded clay form has a small printed photograph pressed into it, showing a figure in white headwear, though the face is too small to judge. No people are visible.2007-05-01A blurred photograph of a clay diorama on a flat wooden board in a plain room with a white block wall. The model shows a small clay shrine with a cylindrical lingam-like form beside a conical hill topped with a yellow cloth, a clay figure standing with hands on hips, a bowl of pink and orange offerings, a small seated figure, and two small animal figures near a clay pot. Faint white swirl marks decorate the board. No people are visible.2006-05-05A child's hands shape clay figures on a blue plastic sheet. Several small unfired clay sculptures lie scattered: a figure with a curled tail, a rounded vessel, a bulbous lump, a seated figure and a few smaller pieces. A larger clay mound sits on a cardboard sheet in the foreground, and a white cloth edge is visible at the right. The scene looks like a clay modelling activity.2007-05-01A photograph of a clay diorama on a flat tray set against a pale cinderblock wall. Modelled figures in unfired brown clay include a standing figure with a tall conical head, a seated figure, a small animal, and a pair of figures near a mound with a yellow flame or cloth on top. A shallow bowl holds small coloured offerings, and a tiny clay lamp sits in front. A swirling white pattern is drawn on the tray behind the figures. No people are visible, and the scene appears to be a children's craft project.2006-05-05