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A night photograph of a large white plaster or clay deity murti, partly chipped and stained, suspended by heavy rusted chains from a green hoist hook. The figure has an upright crown-like head and seated form with a broad base. Two men crouch at the bottom edge, one in a pink-and-white checked shirt and one in a dark shirt, steadying the chains. A fluorescent tube light and a dark background surround the scene.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityNight-time outdoor scene of four men in lungis and light shirts or a white vest hauling a large, unfinished white plaster deity sculpture on a wooden sledge base using heavy iron chains. The figure has a tall, raised upper section and a seated form with outstretched arms and crude armature exposed in places. Dark trees and a bare earth ground surround the work, with a pale plaster-dust patch on the left.A dim workshop at night where workers lift a large, half-finished white plaster sculpture with chains and a green hoist hook. The figure appears to be an animal-shaped vahana with a raised trunk-like form and broken plaster edges, with loose straw or fibre beneath it and white plaster dust on the floor. Several shirtless men in checked lungis steady the chains and crouch around the piece, while a fluorescent tube lights the scene. Some workers are partly visible at the left edge.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a large grey plaster or clay deity figure lying on a concrete floor during fabrication. The sculpture shows a multi-armed deity with an ornate crown, a broad torso with chest ornaments and a sash, and raised hands holding objects. Its surface is pale and dusty, and a section of the frame is exposed beneath. Behind it, a man in a checked lungi crouches and works with a power tool. No visible person is posed for the camera; the only human figure is the worker at the back. The scene is an unfinished statue being made in a workshop.A photograph taken at night in a dim workshop showing a partially built sculpture of a deity figure being lifted by a chain hoist. The rough pinkish-white plaster-and-brick form hangs from a green pulley block, with a tangle of exposed grey wire mesh and rebar spilling around it and pale debris scattered on the concrete floor. Three men sit or stand in the background at left and centre, one in a blue checked lungi, watching and holding the rope. A bright ceiling light and a partial purple logo appear at upper right. The scene shows the making of a temple sculpture, not a finished murti.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityNight-time photo inside a temple hall of a large gold-plated deity murti, a seated goddess with a tall crown and bare arms, being lifted by a yellow-and-black hook and chain above it. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a pink-and-white beaded mala and a gold necklace stands at left, smiling and gesturing upward. Beside him a man in a white shirt and long dark hair steadies the statue with a striped cloth, while other devotees in plain clothes press close, one at lower right in a checked shirt. Grey stone pillars with carved capitals frame the scene.2006-12-22Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts University