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Close photograph of a craftsman's hands working metal on a wooden log. A dark-skinned worker in a dark shirt sits at the lower left, gripping a wooden-handled hammer whose blurred black head swings up at upper centre. Beneath his other hand a chisel with a blue-green handle bites into the log, and curled wood chips and shavings lie on the pale grey-brown timber. Dry reddish earth and patchy grass fill the out-of-focus background, with a palm trunk at top. The scene shows hand-carving or metalwork in progress at the Adhikailash site, with no ritual visible.

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A close photograph of a worker carving a large rough-hewn wooden log outdoors. A dark-skinned forearm and hand, wearing a black wristwatch-style strap, grip a wooden-handled chisel with a dark blade and a blue collar, striking the timber with a blurred mallet or wooden hammer above. The log has a freshly carved pale patch showing grain, and wood chips lie on the sandy ground. Behind is a dirt yard with a palm tree and green grass.2006-09-05A photograph of a man in a white shirt carving a pale wooden log on bare earth scattered with wood shavings. He grips a mallet raised in his right hand, which has a red thread tied at the wrist, and holds a chisel with a wooden handle and a blue-wrapped grip against the log with his left hand. Dry grass and a bent wooden piece lie on the ground nearby.2006-09-05September 05 20062006-09-05September 05 20062006-09-05September 05 20062006-09-05A photograph of a craftsman kneeling on a concrete floor, carving a long wooden beam with a chisel and mallet. He wears a khaki button-up shirt and blue-and-white checked lungi, bending low over the wood. Wood chips and curled shavings lie scattered on the floor, and a second worker in checked lungi sits partly visible at the top left. A green metal chair stands in the background. Wooden planks with handwritten marks lie across the foreground. No visible a person appearance is present in this scene.2006-12-10Close-up photograph of hands carving a block of pale wood with a chisel and mallet. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti strikes a wooden handle at left, while another man in a striped blue shirt and grey trousers holds the chisel steady in the centre, his wristwatch visible. Wood shavings and chips lie on the ground around the block. The workers' faces are not visible and no deity, a person candidate or ritual setting appears in the frame.2009-12-17Close-up photograph of a craftsman's hands hammering a small copper-coloured stepped metal piece placed on a long pale wooden plank lying on a dusty floor. He uses a wooden-handled ball-peen hammer and wears a checked lungi, seen from above. Other hammers and a carved wooden board lie nearby, with wood scraps at the bottom edge.2006-12-10Two men kneel on a concrete floor working on wooden planks, carving and shaping lengths of pale timber. Both wear plain white dhoti-style cloth around their waists; one has a gold wristwatch and a red thread on his wrist. Wood shavings and chisels lie scattered around them, with several smooth boards laid out in the foreground. No person of the a person candidate type is visible; the scene shows woodwork in progress.2006-09-05 +1 copiesClose photo of two workers' hands shaping a thin sheet of copper-coloured metal over a wooden form on a flat wooden board. One worker presses the metal with his fingers while another, partly visible at upper right, holds a wooden tool. Both wear checked lungi-style cloth, and a green plastic bottle sits on the floor in the background. The metal shows a textured, hammered surface.2006-12-10A man in a white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged on the ground at night, carving a large log with a wooden-handled chisel and mallet. Wood shavings lie around the log, a saw and other tools rest on the dirt, and a tall stack of cut firewood is piled to the right under a dark sky.2006-12-10A man in a white and blue striped polo shirt and maroon lungi squats barefoot on a dusty floor, chiselling a plank with a wooden mallet and chisel. Wood shavings and offcuts surround him, with stacked timber and tools on the ground, a plastic bag, and a red and navy backpack against a concrete wall. A small orange thread is tied on his wrist. The scene reads as a workshop carpentry task.2009-12-06