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April 24 20192019-04-24April 24 20192019-04-24A photograph inside a large warehouse-style hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed red steel beams, showing a display of brass and bronze ritual items. On the right, tall brass oil lamps and a lamp with a bird-shaped top stand on a table among bronze deity statues, kalasha-like vessels, bells and brass trays. Several women in rust-orange and red saris stand at the centre, one holding a bag, while men in white shirts and dhotis and others in casual clothes stand behind a stanchion barrier with silver posts and chain. A wooden chair with a woven seat sits at the left edge. The crowd includes children in striped shirts. No one is clearly a person, and no identification is made from appearance.2015-02-01Photograph inside a large corrugated-roof workshop or storehouse filled with gilded and bronze deity murti statues, ornate silver and gold furniture, and tall metal support poles. In the centre, a group of about six people stand around a long table draped with multicoloured striped cloths and dark knitted caps. On the right, a man in white ceremonial dress with a gold-trimmed shawl and garlanded neck stands near a group in saffron and orange robes. Several other visitors in white and grey shirts stand nearby. Fans and folded fabrics line the room.2017-03-26February 01 20152015-02-01A large open workshop hall with a corrugated metal roof and red steel beams, where bronze deity murtis and ceremonial items are stored. On the left, a dark bronze multi-headed deity murti stands beside concrete blocks. A man in a rust-red dhoti with yellow borders bends over a small wooden table set with brass puja vessels, lamps and orange cloth. On the right, two seated men in orange robes sit in orange armchairs on a striped rug, hands joined in prayer; one wears a white head cloth and has a white beard. Golden framed arches and brass items line the wall behind them.2015-09-28May 11 20122012-05-11Photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated roof and high windows, showing a long display of antique and traditional brass and wooden objects on a cloth-covered table, including oil lamps, bells, a mortar and pestle, wooden boxes and a tray. A standing figure in a saffron-orange dhoti with a white-and-gold border and bare upper body wears a red-and-orange garment over one shoulder and a wooden bead mala, pointing toward the objects while a crowd of visitors in white shirts, dhotis and colourful clothes, including children, watches from behind a metal barrier rail. An empty wooden armchair stands at the left edge. The photo was taken at an exhibition-style display, and the visitors standing along the rail number roughly 20 to 30.2015-02-01August 06 20142014-08-06September 28 20152015-09-28A workshop interior where temple deity sculptures and woodwork are being made. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a carved wooden bench with lion-footed legs, while two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand nearby, one holding a mobile phone. Around them are gilded and painted deity murti statues on wheeled wooden bases, a carved wooden chariot-like frame, a red wooden platform, brass ornaments, beaded garlands and boxed jewellery on the floor, and a wooden door and carvings in the foreground. Fluorescent lights hang from a metal-roofed ceiling.2014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06