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A man in a pink short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti with a blue-striped border kneels on a bucket, working on a tall grey stone statue of a standing deity holding a long staff. He touches the statue's chest with his right hand. The statue has a crowned head and flowing hair, and its feet are wrapped in cloth. Behind them a banner with circular devotional pictures and text about Divine Mother goddess forms is attached to a wall under a thatched roof.

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December 21 20092009-12-21A large grey stone statue of a standing male figure holding a tall wooden staff upright in his right hand, with a beaded necklace and bead bracelets on the arms, placed on a lotus-patterned base in a covered open hall with a thatched ceiling. Beside it stands a banner with a Navaratri-style schedule showing circular images of goddesses in colourful saris, labelled Ananda Parashakti, Ananda Rajarajeshwari, Ananda Gajalakshmi and Ananda Manonmani. A green plastic bucket and folded cloth sit on the floor at right. No living people are visible.2009-12-20A standing dark grey statue of a female deity with a long staff in her left hand is set on a tiered stone base under a thatched palm-leaf roof. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border kneels at the base, working with a trowel on grey paste, with a metal bowl of the same material and an orange plastic mug nearby. Behind the statue hangs a banner titled 'Special a... of Divine', listing goddesses such as Ananda Saraswati, Ananda Andal, Ananda Rishabhavahini and Ananda Manonmani with circular devotional images in purple, red and gold. A plastic chair and table sit at the left edge.2009-12-16December 19 20092009-12-19December 24 20092009-12-24December 17 20092009-12-17A man in a pink polo shirt and white dhoti works on a large grey clay statue of a standing figure, holding a long staff and wearing a bead necklace, armbands and a tiered crown-like headdress. He is smoothing the clay at the base with a tool while a bowl of wet grey clay sits on a wooden table beside orange-handled tools. The statue is in an open shed with a thatched roof, white walls and a wooden window. A banner with partial text is visible at the right edge. The statue is a sculpted deity murti in progress, not a live person.2009-12-19A man in a pink short-sleeved shirt and white trousers works at a grey clay workbench, using a metal tool to shape clay from a shallow tray. Behind him stands a large unpainted grey clay statue of a standing female deity with a braided crown-like hairstyle, earrings, layered beaded necklaces, armlets and a long staff held in one hand. A thatched roof covers the open workshop. A printed banner behind shows a Shakti Navaratri festival advertisement with the dates 30 Sep to 8 Oct and Vijaya Dasami, with circular images of goddesses in colourful garlands. A white plastic chair, bottles and cloth sit on the table. Watermarked archive photo.2009-12-19December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph inside a simple whitewashed temple hall with a thatched ceiling. A grey stone deity murti of a standing figure holding a staff stands in the centre. Two people in orange robes stand beside it: a woman with long dark hair pointing upward at the statue's decoration while holding a small dish, and a man in a pink shirt looking up. In the foreground a seated person in orange with dark hair faces the statue. An older man in white sits at left with hands clasped. Behind them a large poster shows 'Special alankar (decoration)' with circular images of goddesses such as Ananda Parvati, Ananda Saraswati and Ananda Andal, and the word 'Shakti' with Navaratri dates. Five people are visible.2009-12-21A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with a whitewashed wall. A grey stone statue of a standing deity, holding a staff and wearing a beaded necklace, is being decorated. A woman in an orange sari stands at the statue and touches its chest with a small object, while a man in a pink shirt watches beside her. Two people in orange clothing stand in the foreground with their backs to the camera. A large banner behind them reads Special alankar (decoration), with circular pictures of goddesses, and Shakti Navaratri, the nine sacred nights, 30 SEP to 8 OCT, Vijaya Dasami. Other printed names on the banner include Ananda Parvati, Ananda Saraswati and Ananda Mahalakshmi. The scene shows a deity being adorned in a temple setting.2009-12-21Two women in orange sleeveless or short-sleeved tops with long dark wavy hair face away from the camera, standing before a grey stone statue of a standing deity holding a staff, wearing a beaded necklace and armbands. A thatched bamboo-and-rope roof overhangs the scene. Behind the statue is a printed panel with white and red lettering promoting daily alankar offerings to Divine Mother, and mentioning Goddess Parvati as goddess of beauty and divine power, and Lakshmi as goddess of wealth and prosperity. The statue is a sculpture, not a living person, and no a person candidate is visible.2009-12-21