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A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and khaki trousers sits barefoot on the ground, working on flat brass or gold-coloured metal plates engraved with decorative script-like borders. He holds a chisel and hammer and has a pile of metal tools beside him. Around him lie large carved stone pieces, a red metal bowl, green buckets, and dry grass and rubble at an outdoor work site. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A photograph of a craftsman seated cross-legged on a rough wooden platform under a corrugated metal roof, working on a large gold-coloured relief panel. He wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a metal tool, chiselling or finishing the embossed surface. In the foreground a gilded relief with figures and ornamental border lies on a dark workbench, with more tools scattered beside it. A second person in striped clothing is partly visible at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2013-07-16 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesDecember 13 20092009-12-13A photograph of a craftsman seated on a concrete floor in a bamboo-walled workshop, hammering a large curved golden metal panel with a wooden-handled mallet. He wears a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti with red stripes, with a thin orange wristband. Around him lie hammers, chisels, a wooden block, a blue toolbox, plastic bags of golden material and white sheets. The panel shows embossed scrollwork and a rim of studs.2009-07-20A craftsman crouches barefoot on a dirt floor outside an orange-washed building, working on a metal relief panel. He wears a blue and red striped shirt, white dhoti with green-edged border, a wristwatch and a ring. He holds chisels and punches against a sheet of embossed silver-toned metal with floral scrollwork, set on a dark wooden bench-like base. A yellow-collared gas cylinder with a hose stands at left, along with scattered tools and planks.2013-11-29July 25 20072007-07-25December 13 20092009-12-13A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and light brown dhoti sits on a black chair beside a corrugated wall, hammering a shallow metal dish held in his left hand against a short metal stand. He holds a wooden-handled hammer raised in his right hand and looks down at his work. A tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Pairs of dark footwear lie on the reddish ground to the right.2013-06-06December 13 20092009-12-13A photograph inside a bare, unfinished concrete-block workshop. A man in a white full-sleeve shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a woven mat, working with a small tool on a flat sheet of gold-coloured metal laid on the floor. Beside him is a silver-toned ornate pedestal or stand with turned legs and a tiered top, a curved carved wooden or gilded arch piece lies on the left, and a wooden block sits near the front. A floor fan, plastic bottles and papers are along the window ledge behind. A person's shoulder is partly visible at the right edge.2006-11-20September 22 20092009-09-22December 13 20092009-12-13