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April 24 2019

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August 06 20142014-08-06Interior of a large workshop with a corrugated metal roof and exposed red steel beams, filled with ceremonial objects. On the left, bronze and brass deity statues and a golden figure stand on tables. Along the centre, a table draped in striped textiles displays black and striped woven caps. Several people stand and look around: a man in a light blue shirt and a man in white clothing face the table, a woman in a yellow kurta and another in a light blue top stand left, and a few men in saffron and orange robes stand farther back near the right. A standing fan sits in the foreground, and colourful cloth and red umbrellas are stacked at the right.2017-03-26August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06Indoor workshop photograph showing a group of men beside a long table draped in peach cloth covered with carved wooden deity murti fragments, figures and ornamental pieces. A young man on the left in rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a red tilak stands smiling. Behind the table, a bearded elder in saffron robes holds a walking staff, flanked by men in saffron with rudraksha malas. A man in white dhoti with gold border and a gold-trimmed shawl stands among them. A gilded cobra sculpture and ornate gold ceremonial items are visible in the background.2013-11-05A workshop storing many temple items, with a seated figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace on a carved wooden bench at the center. Four men in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby, some wearing garlands and mala necklaces, while a man in a white shirt with a garland stands at the left facing the seated figure. Around them are gilded deity murtis, a wooden chariot-like cart, carved wooden thrones, brass bells, a tray of jewelry and ornaments, and temple architecture fragments. A person in a saffron sari photographs the scene at the far right. The seated figure in saffron robes shows clothing cues but is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph taken inside a storage or workshop area with gold-painted temple elements lining both sides of a narrow passage, including carved pillars, a gilded elephant figure, and wooden panels. A long-haired figure with dark hair falling to the back, bare-shouldered and wearing a maroon-brown wrap, walks away from the camera toward a group. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and white trousers, a man in a white shirt with dark-rimmed glasses, a woman in an orange sari, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stand among the group, while others stand farther back. Timber, stone and a red brick wall fill the surroundings. Yellow fluorescent lights hang from a corrugated metal roof.2017-03-26A workshop interior where a metal-casting and woodworking shop displays many finished and unfinished items, including brass deity murti figures, carved wooden palanquin-style frames, a carved wooden bench and trays of ornaments. A seated person in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha mala sits on the right, smiling, beside a carved wooden bench. Three men in white dhotis and shirts stand and work among the items; one wears a red-orange shawl over his shoulder. Tube lights hang from a corrugated roof above the pale walls.2014-08-06April 24 20192019-04-24August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph inside a crowded storage or workshop area with gilded temple sculptures, carved wooden panels, and stacked wooden furniture on the left. A long-haired figure with bare upper body and a dark red-brown cloth wrap stands at centre with back partly turned, facing a gilded deity-like carving. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands, and a person in orange robes with a red-beaded mala and a mustard-orange garment walks to the right. Several other people stand in the background. Gilded lion and deity carvings, a golden horse-like figure, and iron rods fill the scene.2017-03-26