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Night-time photograph of a large sculpted figure being lifted by a chain hoist from a metal tripod frame, at an outdoor workshop lit faintly by the moon and distant lights. The statue, wrapped in straw and rope, is pale and roughly finished, suspended from a red pulley block. Two men stand at left and below, one in a light blue t-shirt and checked lungi, the other crouching in a dark shirt. Palm trees and a shed with hanging cloths form the background. Overlaid text credits the Nithyanandapedia archive.

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