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Close-up photograph of a row of carved wooden figurines with reddish-brown finish, shown in profile. Foreground figures wear tall conical headdresses with ridged tiers and hold their hands in gestural poses, possibly playing instruments. Background figures are partially visible, some with bare heads. A pale wall and a blurred blue object sit behind them, and a red cloth appears at left. No living people are visible; the subjects are sculpted wooden figures.

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August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of several dark bronze or metal sculptures of standing and seated figures in a workshop. The central figure wears a tall crown-like headdress with a pointed finial, a bare chest with a broad necklace and armlets, and holds a raised hand. Other statues with similar pointed headdresses sit in the foreground and background. Shelving, a stack of cloth, and a blurred standing figure appear behind them.2014-08-24Photograph of wooden yoga-pose sculptures in a workshop. Several unpainted, dark-brown carved wooden figures sit in meditative and yogic postures along a long white-topped bench. One central figure wears a tall pointed hat and raises a hand in a mudra; neighbouring figures have topknots, hands on knees and raised palms. The space has white walls, an electrical outlet, a tiled floor and boxes at the back. No living people are visible.2014-08-24Several wooden deity sculptures in various stages of finishing rest on a metal workbench in a workshop. The central figure is a seated multi-armed deity murti with a tall ornate crown, a broad necklace and an upper-arm band, one hand raised in a mudra and another holding a trident-like implement. To the left, an unfinished pale wooden figure sits in meditation pose with hands near the chest. To the right, a seated female-form murti with a conical crown holds an object in one hand and extends the other. A pale unfinished figure lies partly visible at the far right. A blue pot sits on the upper right. No people are visible.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24Two dark brown wooden sculptures sit side by side on a rusted metal bench in a plain room with pale yellow walls and a tiled floor. Both figures are seated in cross-legged yoga poses with white marks and red dots on their foreheads. The figure on the right has a tall pointed headdress, raises one hand in a mudra, and holds a cup-like object in the other. The smaller figure on the left wears a conical crowned headdress and has a bare upper body. These are carved statues, not living people, and no person is physically present.2015-08-23June 08 20132013-06-08Close photograph of a glossy brown wax model of a seated deity figure, shown in close view with a tall tiered crown and a fluted ornament on the head. The figure has a bare chest, a multi-strand necklace, a large ear ornament and an armband. Its raised hand holds a curved implement, possibly a staff or drum, and a second wax figure with extended arms is partly visible at left. Blue draped cloth hangs on the wall behind, with a small framed item above.2010-02-18Close photograph of golden bronze deity murti figures seated in a temple setting. A central four-armed deity with a tall crown and elaborate jewellery holds a conch and a discus, and a seated figure on the left has a bald head and raises a hand in a gesture. Behind them, another gilded figure in a tall headdress holds a small object, with a decorated golden backdrop, a white bull statue and a purple and green cloth in the background.2014-08-24Photograph of two large seated wax or resin-coated figures on a green metal bench in a plain blue-walled room with a barred window and blue curtains. The left figure has four arms, dark-faced with matte-brown skin, holding a trident-like staff and other ritual objects, and is seated cross-legged; the right figure is a seated female form with an elaborate tiered headdress. A small seated figure with folded hands sits between them. A silver statue stands at the far left edge. The figures appear to be a wax model display of deities, with no living people visible.2010-02-18Bronze or copper-toned statues of Hindu deities crowded together in a dim workshop or storeroom. In the foreground, a tall standing deity murti wears a high crown and a broad ornamented necklace, holding a ceremonial staff in one hand, beside a second figure with a tiered crown. Behind them lie many other metal sculptures, limbs and pieces of murtis stacked on shelves and the floor. No living people are visible.2014-08-24