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A man in a maroon shirt and dark track trousers paints a large grey clay murti of a four-armed deity standing in a bare plaster-walled workshop. The statue wears a tall ornate crown, a layered bead necklace, armlets, a jewelled waist belt and a mace-like club held low at its left side. The painter holds a small brush to the raised hand, while a white bucket sits in his other hand beside a doorway.

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A large unpainted grey clay or plaster sculpture of a standing four-armed deity murti under a corrugated roof against a rough cinderblock wall. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, layered necklaces, armlets, a decorated belt and a flowing draped cloth. One hand is raised in a gesture, while the others hold a club-like mace and other attributes, several arms still partly unfinished. A worker in a checked shirt and sandals, holding a small bucket and a brush, is touching up the statue's arm with a tool. No painted colours or readable text are visible.2011-11-20A large unpainted grey clay or plaster sculpture of a standing deity murti, under construction in a plain room with whitewashed block walls and a bare concrete floor. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, earrings, layered necklaces, armbands, a sacred thread and an ornamental waist cloth with pleated legs. One raised hand holds a lotus-like emblem and the other holds a trident-like or ceremonial object, while a mace-like staff rests at its side. A plastic bag and a small wooden door are at the right edge. No physical people are visible.2011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20A large unpainted grey stone or cast-concrete statue of a standing deity figure, shown from the chest down against a pale plastered wall. The figure wears an ornate carved necklace, armbands, a belt with a lion-face medallion and a draped dhoti with pleated folds. In its raised left hand it holds a mace with a tapering shaft and lotus-petal base, and the other hand is raised with fingers curled. A blue cloth sack lies on the dusty ground at the right. No people are visible.2011-11-20A large unpainted grey clay or plaster sculpture of a four-armed deity murti stands against a rough whitewashed wall. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, a three-line tilak on the forehead, layered necklaces, armlets, a patterned waist sash and a dhoti with pleated folds. Its raised hands hold a lotus-like object and a club or mace, while another hand is raised in a blessing gesture. No people are visible, and the sculpture appears to be a work in progress.2011-11-20November 20 20112011-11-20A young man in a maroon kurta and blue track pants works on a large unpainted grey plaster deity murti standing in a small concrete room with a corrugated roof. He holds a tool to the statue's chest while a bucket and yellow bag sit on a grey stone bench nearby. The tall statue wears a tiered crown, layered necklaces, armlets and a dhoti, and carries a club on its shoulder.2011-11-20A man in a pink polo shirt and white dhoti works on a large grey clay statue of a standing figure, holding a long staff and wearing a bead necklace, armbands and a tiered crown-like headdress. He is smoothing the clay at the base with a tool while a bowl of wet grey clay sits on a wooden table beside orange-handled tools. The statue is in an open shed with a thatched roof, white walls and a wooden window. A banner with partial text is visible at the right edge. The statue is a sculpted deity murti in progress, not a live person.2009-12-19A large unpainted grey clay or plaster statue of a multi-armed deity stands against a rough concrete block wall beside a doorway. The figure wears a tall cylindrical crown with a central ornament, a horizontal tilak on the forehead, large earrings, a layered necklace, a decorated waist belt and a draped dhoti. Its upper hands hold a lotus-like object and a chakra-like discus, while a lower hand rests on a mace or club with a sculpted base. No people are visible, and the figure is a statue rather than a person.2011-11-20Close-up photograph of a dark grey stone deity murti with a tall ornate crown carved with patterned tiers, a broad forehead and a serene carved face with a tilak mark. White residue and chalky patches cling to the stone around the head and shoulders. A man in a cream short-sleeved polo shirt and a red thread on his wrist scrubs or cleans the statue's side with a dark cloth or brush. Green foliage and a palm frond stand in the background.2011-09-20A large dark stone statue of a standing four-armed deity murti, carved with fine ornamental patterns on its crown, necklaces, sash and dhoti. It holds a conch, a discus and a mace in its raised hands and one hand rests at its side. The figure stands on a plain base in a workshop with a white wall, a small framed picture at upper right, and a pile of loose debris and plastic at lower right. No people are visible.