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Interior of a half-built shrine room with bare cement floor and unpainted block walls. A man in a blue shirt and grey shorts crouches barefoot at the centre, working near a curved brass border with repoussé floral patterns. Beside him sit a small red-and-white electric pump with hoses, a green cup, a small clay pot, a sack of cement and a blue tarpaulin. Gilded carved arch panels stand at the left edge, and a woven bamboo screen lines the upper wall.

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September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of two men in white dhotis and white shirts seated on the floor of a plain concrete-block workshop, carving decorative metalwork. The man in the foreground works with a chisel on a reddish-brown carved disc resting on a wooden block, while the man behind him works on a flat carved panel. Around them lie a large curved gold-coloured arch-shaped frame with relief decoration, wooden boards, paper patterns and scraps of metal. Behind them a framed picture shows a woman in an orange garment with a red garland draped over the frame, and a small gilded shrine-like structure sits on a shelf. Floor cloths and a green-patterned mat are visible.2006-11-20A photograph of a workshop with a concrete-block wall and a lattice window, where two men in plain white dhoti and shirt sit on the floor working on temple woodwork. The man in the foreground on the right, with a red tilak on his forehead, carves or shapes a wooden piece on a cardboard box. Behind him, a second man in white sits working on a wooden piece near a red-brown curved timber. In the centre floor is a large gilded arched wooden frame, a gold-coloured brass sheet, scattered tools, hammers, pliers, a measuring tape and a green bottle. A framed picture on the back wall shows a woman in an orange sari with a red garland hung over the top. Wooden pillars and a small carved temple canopy are stacked at the right, with a stack of wooden discs at the left.2006-11-20A 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.2006-11-20A craftsman kneels on a wooden board in a workshop floor, hammering and chasing a large crescent-shaped brass or gold-toned metal plate with a metal punch and hammer, shaping a raised decorative design. Sacks, a wooden bench, and scattered tools lie on the concrete floor around him. He wears an olive-green shirt and dark green trousers, with a red thread on his wrist. A stylised blue-and-white outline drawing sits beside the work. The scene shows metalwork craftsmanship, with no ritual or a person depicted.2013-06-17A workshop interior with two men in white clothes seated on the floor working on temple craftsmanship. The man in front, on the right, kneels on a mat beside a small wooden box marked C19 and works on a flat piece, while a second man behind him sits on a mat working on a rounded wooden piece. Between them lies a large curved arch-shaped carved gold-coloured frame laid out on the floor, with a long gold-coloured panel nearby. Scattered tools include a hammer, a measuring tape, a metal ruler, a plastic bottle and loose wood scraps. Behind them, a portrait of a woman in orange garments with a red garland hangs on a wall of cement blocks, beside a wooden chair and stacked wooden pieces.2006-11-20A 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.2009-07-07A photograph of a shirtless man crouched on a concrete floor in a cluttered workshop, working on a silver repoussé panel with a chisel and hammer. He wears maroon cloth around his waist and a red thread on his wrist. Around him lie metal punches, a hammer, tools and sheets of paper with drawn floral designs, and the ornate silver-coloured panels show scrolled foliage patterns. Sacks, a cloth and kitchen vessels are visible in the background.2013-06-28A shirtless man sits cross-legged on a concrete floor in a workshop, working on silver-plated relief panels with chisels and small hammers. He wears a maroon checked lungi, a red thread around his wrist, and has a moustache. Around him lie embossed silver sheets with floral scrollwork, wooden mallets, bags of cloth, plastic water jugs and steel containers against a plain whitewashed wall. No a person appearance is visible, so this is a craftsman at work.2013-06-29A 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 copiesA man in an olive-green shirt and dark trousers crouches barefoot on the floor of a workshop, hammering a decorative pattern into a large crescent-shaped brass plate with a metal punch and hammer. A paper stencil with a floral design lies beside the plate, and sacks, a cloth bag and tools are scattered around a wooden bench in the background.2013-06-17July 11 20132013-07-11