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A close photograph of several reddish-brown carved wooden hands lying in a row on a grey metal workbench, with fingers curled and wrists fitted with a bound band. Behind them, pale golden carved hands and forearms rest on the bench at the left edge, and the background is softly blurred. No people are visible.

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Photograph of wooden yoga-pose sculptures in a workshop. Several unpainted, dark-brown carved wooden figures sit in meditative and yogic postures along a long white-topped bench. One central figure wears a tall pointed hat and raises a hand in a mudra; neighbouring figures have topknots, hands on knees and raised palms. The space has white walls, an electrical outlet, a tiled floor and boxes at the back. No living people are visible.2014-08-24August 23 20152015-08-23August 24 20142014-08-24August 23 20152015-08-23July 25 20072007-07-25Close-up photograph of a row of carved wooden figurines with reddish-brown finish, shown in profile. Foreground figures wear tall conical headdresses with ridged tiers and hold their hands in gestural poses, possibly playing instruments. Background figures are partially visible, some with bare heads. A pale wall and a blurred blue object sit behind them, and a red cloth appears at left. No living people are visible; the subjects are sculpted wooden figures.2014-08-24July 25 20072007-07-25Several weathered, damaged copper-toned sculptural pieces lie scattered on grey stone floor slabs, apparently fragments of a larger deity or temple figure. Visible parts include a curved ornamental section with carved scrollwork, a tubular arm-like piece, and a cone-shaped crown or finial element, with traces of gold gilding on the carved surfaces. No people are visible. The pieces are covered in rust-colored patina and show chipped edges, with a faint reddish stain on the floor at left.2013-07-14Several wooden deity sculptures in various stages of finishing rest on a metal workbench in a workshop. The central figure is a seated multi-armed deity murti with a tall ornate crown, a broad necklace and an upper-arm band, one hand raised in a mudra and another holding a trident-like implement. To the left, an unfinished pale wooden figure sits in meditation pose with hands near the chest. To the right, a seated female-form murti with a conical crown holds an object in one hand and extends the other. A pale unfinished figure lies partly visible at the far right. A blue pot sits on the upper right. No people are visible.2014-08-24July 14 20132013-07-14Outdoor photo of clay and terracotta sculpture pieces lying on a rough wooden plank amid broken clay chunks and dust. Several orange-brown carved forms with incised patterned surfaces, including a head-like piece with a crown-shaped top, a shell-like curved piece, and larger wet dark clay sections, sit on the plank. A pair of red-handled pliers lies at lower left.2009-09-06July 25 20072007-07-25