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A photograph inside a large open-sided workshop hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights, its floor paved with grey tiles. Rows of finished brass and bronze deity statues on wooden bases fill the floor, including standing figures, a seated figure and a cobra-hooded image. On the left a green wooden palanquin or ratha stands beside a shelf with a garland. Several men in traditional dhotis stand in the middle distance; one wears a blue shirt and holds a camera, another wears a red and gold shawl, and a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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A large covered workshop hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights, filled with brass deity murti and ceremonial metal figures on wooden and red bases. Several men in traditional dress walk across a brick-paved floor; one in front wears a rust-orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, another in a blue shirt and white dhoti stands nearby, and a figure in an orange saffron wrap stands on the right near a row of statues. A green wooden palanquin-style frame and a large ornate golden figure appear on the left. Workers appear to be inspecting or handling the metalwork.2014-10-12October 12 20142014-10-12November 26 20142014-11-26A 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.2014-10-12August 06 20142014-08-06March 04 20162016-03-04Interior photo of a large warehouse-style workshop filled with ornate gold-finished ritual objects, including a gilded palanquin-like throne, a golden chariot frame and decorated pedestals, with brass and bronze deity statues along the walls. A group of about eight men in saffron and orange robes, several with long hair and rudraksha malas, stand in a loose circle around a table of pooja items. A man in a light blue shirt and white trousers stands among them. One saffron-clad man in the foreground carries a green and pink tote bag.2017-03-26Inside 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.2014-08-24October 12 20142014-10-12A photograph inside a covered workshop where bronze and gilded temple sculptures are being handled with overhead chains and a hoist. A gilded arched torana frame stands behind a standing bronze deity murti being lifted by chains, with a bronze lion or animal figure resting on a red trolley in the foreground. Several men stand around the work: a bare-chested man in orange dhoti, a man in a red-and-orange striped shirt with a shoulder bag, a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti, and men in red-and-saffron dhotis with rudraksha malas. Pink garlands hang on the back wall beside framed devotional images.2014-10-12November 21 20142014-11-21November 21 20142014-11-21