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A workshop with a corrugated roof and concrete-block walls where a seated craftsman in a white shirt and checked lungi works on a wooden carved piece on the floor. A standing person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with long curly hair and back to the camera, rests a hand on the carving while a young man in a light blue t-shirt and white dhoti looks on. Scattered on the floor are wooden pieces, yellow paper templates, brass or copper sheets and tools. A large black-and-white photograph of a smiling man with a tilak and cloth on his head hangs on the wall, and a banner behind them reads Sri Arunachaleswar Temple and Abhishekam.

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December 23 20072007-12-23A thatched-roof open workshop shed with a wire-mesh and breeze-block wall behind it. A man in a white vest and checked lungi sits on the left, bent over a wooden board and drawing or carving with a pen-like tool. Beside him, a standing figure wears a long flowing orange robe over one shoulder, with long dark swept-back hair and orange sandals, looking down at the work. The concrete floor holds scrap wood, sheets of metal-looking material, a bucket-like metal vessel, a green water bottle and hanging white and red cloths. A dark statue leans against the left wall and a large carved relief sits on the right. A large printed portrait is partly visible on the left wall.2006-12-10A photograph inside an open thatched-roof shed with a concrete floor and a green metal mesh fence behind it. A tall figure with long, dark, swept-back hair and an orange saffron robe draped over the shoulders stands on the right, facing left, with his back partly turned to the camera. A bare-chested man in a white vest and checked lungi sits on a white plastic chair at the left, drawing or marking on a piece of board with a pen. Wooden planks, cardboard, a clay pot, plastic bottles, clothing hung on a line, and a large framed portrait of a woman's face on the left wall are scattered around the space.2006-12-10A photograph of a workshop-like space with a corrugated-brick wall and a bamboo-and-green-pipe frame. A framed black-and-white portrait hangs on the back wall, showing a smiling face wrapped in a cloth turban. Four men sit or stand around a low work surface containing moulds and metal pieces, consistent with metal casting work. A man in a white vest and white dhoti sits at left. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, bare-chested with a dark cloth wrap, works at the mould. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl sits at lower right, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right beside machinery with copper-coloured wheels.2006-12-10Interior of a workshop with a whitewashed block wall and glass windows. In the right foreground, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands with back to the camera, hands clasped, looking toward the work area; the figure is a person candidate, shown from behind with long dark hair and saffron robes. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts crouch and work on metal deity murtis and brass figures, one holding a tool over a wooden board. A large black-and-white portrait on the wall, garlanded with a red flower garland, shows a smiling man in a white turban with a bindi. Nearby are a framed picture, kalasha-like metal pots, and assorted brass items on the floor.2007-07-26A photograph inside an open-sided workshop with a corrugated roof, woven lattice walls and unfinished concrete blocks. Several saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange head cloths stand grouped in the foreground. The man at the front right has long dark hair, wears an orange robe and sandals, and gestures toward the floor. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with an orange head cloth and beaded necklace stands near a bearded sadhu. A white-shirted man stands to the right, and another stands at the back. The floor is strewn with carved wooden or copper-coloured temple panels, figures and architectural pieces, with a wooden easel and tools nearby. The setting appears to be a craft or sculpture workshop.2007-08-09A photograph of two men seated on a low dais in a brick-walled workshop, working on bronze cattle sculptures. On the left a man in a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti works with his hands over a metal piece. On the right a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, handles a small clay or bronze figure. Several cow and bull figures and metal rods lie on the platform. Behind them a black-and-white framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man with a white turban and a red bindi. A wooden plaque carries a carved cow outline. Two sacks and a blue bucket are visible at the edges.2006-12-10 +1 copiesAugust 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor metal casting work under a blue tarpaulin roof supported by wooden poles and lattice panels, with a concrete block wall behind. A standing figure in a flowing orange-saffron garment with long dark hair, pointing with one arm, appears to be a person, with the cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing; he stands above three seated men. A seated man in a white shirt tends a furnace or crucible area with metal pieces, a man in a white vest sits at right, and a man in a striped shirt sits in the centre near large clay and metal vessels on the ground. Workshop tools and a large metal pot are visible in the foreground.2006-12-10September 20 20062006-09-20A figure in a long flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair stands in a thatched workshop shed with a lattice-walled side, looking down at a partly carved wooden shrine or ratha component on the floor. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt and another in orange cloth stand near the open doorway. Around them lie large metal cylindrical moulds, copper bowls and urns, a blue plastic chair, a toolkit with hammers and saws on a tarpaulin, and wooden planks. A figure in white stands at the right edge. The figure in saffron appears to be a person, identified by his long swept-back hair and saffron robe, though the photograph does not clearly establish this.2006-09-19Interior of a small brick-walled room with a bamboo-and-thatch ceiling and a fluorescent tube light. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand at the left, one with a white beard and one holding his hands together. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wears a full orange robe and stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped behind him. On the right, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and stands barefoot on a blue mat. Behind them a framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the wall, and a brass kalasha-style pot, a bowl and burnt wood sit on the floor. A third person in white stands in the background.2007-02-02 +1 copies