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Several men work outdoors at a dug pit in sandy ground beside a partly built open-sided structure with a pale wall and a steel sink unit on the right. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stoops to hold a long metal pipe over the hole, while others in checked shirts, a brown shirt and white dhotis stand around watching. Two large dark clay pots lie partly buried nearby, and a boy stands at the left edge. No deity, throne or swami is visible in the scene.

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September 16 20132013-09-16August 24 20142014-08-24September 16 20132013-09-16July 29 20132013-07-29A photograph taken at night in a dirt-floored workspace where men are excavating a large pale white stone or plaster sculpture partly buried in sand. Two men in white shirts and lungi-style cloths kneel and dig, one using a shovel and the other a trowel, beside a large whitish head or torso-like form lying in the pit. Behind them a brick-lined pit or kiln structure stands, with other men in white dhotis and checked lungis standing in the background amid scattered bricks, rubble and sacks. No readable deity identity is clear from the visible sculpture, which is partly unfinished or buried. No a person candidate is visibly present in the scene.2013-09-16Five men work in a dusty open-sided shed digging around large rounded orange-brown stones half-buried in red soil. Two men in white dhotis and sleeveless shirts crouch and lever a metal bar into the ground, while a man in a checked shirt and white lungi bends over the nearest stone. A boy in a blue shirt and a man in a brown shirt also help, and a hammer lies in the foreground beside a rope. Brick walls, metal poles and a wash-basin counter surround the work area. No ritual is visible; the scene shows manual labour on a construction site.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14July 13 20132013-07-13Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA dim brick-walled workshop with an earthen floor shows a molten metal pour in progress. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, bent over a crucible glowing bright orange-red on the ground, while a bare-chested worker in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a long iron rod across it. Small clay lamps with flames line the crucible's edge. Behind them, a group of onlookers stands watching, including two women in orange and red saris. A metal basin and sacks lie against the wall. The scene appears to be a traditional metal casting.2013-07-29Outdoor-style covered hall with a corrugated roof and a dirt floor where a fire pit burns with glowing embers and flames. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts and men in saffron-orange dhotis with shawls stand and crouch around the fire, some holding long rods to tend it. A dense crowd of people in white clothes stands behind, with photographers at the back. A woman in a red-orange sari and a man in a grey cap stand at the right. Ritual homa or yagna fire setting with devotees.2014-08-24Outdoor foundry scene at dusk on a dirt ground beside a thatched shed and palm trees. Seven or so men in checked lungis and casual shirts stand around a small glowing crucible in a pit, one man in a white and grey patterned shirt in the foreground holding a long rod. Another man uses metal tongs to lift a red-hot crucible. A woman in a red headscarf watches at right. Wooden planks form a walkway, and a blue-and-white bird logo appears in the upper left corner. Smoke rises through the trees.