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Night-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.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversitySeptember 16 20132013-09-16Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA 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.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.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.September 16 20132013-09-16Making Of Sacred Arts University