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A photograph taken under a white tarpaulin canopy at an outdoor workshop. A large bronze-coloured seated deity murti with a tall crown, ornate necklaces and raised right hand stands at the centre, with a small kalasha-like pot near its left side. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders stands at left, facing the statue and gesturing toward it. Beside him a man in a light blue polo shirt and blue checked lungi stands watching. A man in white shirt with a grey head is seen from behind at right, and several other onlookers are partly visible at the edges. Four to five people are visible.

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Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalaya +2 copiesPhotograph taken under a white and red cloth canopy outdoors on bare earth. A long-haired figure with curly dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe wrapped over one shoulder and orange sandals, stands with back partly turned, facing a large bronze-coloured seated deity murti with a tall crown, four arms and a raised hand gesture. Beside it a man in white shirt and dhoti, grey hair, holding a black bag and wearing a gold wristwatch, stands near the murti. Several men in white and simple clothing stand behind, and another deity statue is partly visible at right. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long curly hair and saffron robe, consistent with the page; appearance-based label applied.2006-09-18Outdoor photograph under a white tarpaulin at a temple-making site with trees behind. A man with long dark curly hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and sandals, stands with one hand on his hip and the other touching a large bronze-coloured seated deity murti with a tall crown, multiple arms and ornate necklaces. Behind them, a person in white and checked lungi works near a low brick structure, a worker in a blue sari stands further back, and a metal box sits on a platform.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph taken beneath a white tarpaulin canopy at a temple construction site, with brick rubble and debris on the ground behind. A long-haired person in an orange saffron garment stands at left, facing right toward a large carved wooden or stone deity murti with a tall crown-like headdress and ornate necklaces, which is suspended from chains and ropes. A man in white clothes with grey hair stands in the centre with his back to the camera, and another person in orange and white clothing stands at upper right. A few other people are partly visible at the lower left and right edges, and a worker in a pink head covering sits in the background. Small brass kalasha-like objects are visible near the murti.2006-09-18Photograph under a beige tarpaulin at a temple workshop site, with a large polished copper-coloured deity murti of a seated figure with a tall conical crown and jewelled ornaments in the foreground on the right. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-saffron robe, stands at centre-left in front of the murti, with a white-haired man in a white shirt and a white collar at the left edge gesturing toward the statue. Several men in casual shirts and vests stand behind, some watching and one reaching toward the murti. Dirt, brick and sand are visible on the ground, along with palm trees and a corrugated roof behind.2006-09-18A large golden Nataraja murti with a flaming arch aureole is being lifted by a crane hook outdoors in a dusty yard beside a red brick building with a corrugated metal roof. The dancing deity is draped in white cloth and garlanded with flowers. Five men stand watching on the right: several wear white dhoti and shirt, one wears a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti, and two wear saffron-orange shawls. Scattered stones and loose soil lie on the ground, and bright overexposed haze washes over the left side of the frame.September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18