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Two boys sit cross-legged on a concrete floor in front of an orange-painted wall, shaping wet clay figures with their hands and a small tool. The boy on the left wears a red and cream striped short-sleeved shirt, brown trousers and a dark lanyard, looking down at his work. The boy on the right wears a white kurta-style shirt and gold bangles, smiling at the camera while holding a clay piece and a small spatula. Small clay sculptures sit on the floor between them, and a patterned cloth is visible at the left edge.

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A young boy sits cross-legged on a concrete floor in front of an orange-painted wall and a red-framed window, shaping wet clay into a small figure. He wears a red-and-yellow striped shirt, brown trousers, a silver bangle, a red bindi and a navy lanyard with a small emblem. Another child's hand works clay beside him, and a fork and a clay tool lie on the floor. Two rough clay forms sit in front of them.2010-10-01Two boys kneel on a bare concrete floor shaping a flat clay slab with a small tool. The boy on the left wears a yellow t-shirt and a dark wooden bead mala and watches the viewer. The boy on the right wears a white shirt and light shorts, with clay dust on his arms and legs, and holds a blade pressing into the clay. The slab holds small sculpted figures in relief, including a standing figure and a seated figure. Behind them, a man in a tan shirt and white dhoti stands at the edge of the frame, and an open doorway, lattice windows and wooden cabinets fill the room. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a group of boys seated at a long table in an indoor hall, shaping wet clay figures with their hands. In the foreground a boy in a lilac checked shirt and a boy in a lime green t-shirt work on small clay sculptures, while a boy in an orange-and-white striped polo and grey trousers and another in a pale green shirt work nearby. Several small finished clay figures and mushroom-shaped pieces lie on a wooden board. Plastic tubs and a bucket sit on the table, and other children and adults in white and patterned shirts stand or sit in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05Three children sit on a bare concrete floor in front of an orange-brown wall, shaping wet clay with their hands. A boy in a red t-shirt and navy trousers works on the left, a girl with two braids, a pink hair clip and an orange t-shirt with brown trousers sits centre, and a girl in a teal salwar with a gold-bordered sleeve and bangles works on the right. Small clay lumps and two forks and a spoon lie on the wet ground. A partly visible white-clad adult stands at the left edge.2010-10-01A photograph of five boys crowded together and smiling at the camera in a bare concrete hall. They lean over a wooden board holding clay sculptures: a Shiva lingam with a three-hooded naga-like top and a tiered clay tower of stacked disc shapes. Several boys wear white or checked shirts, one wears glasses and another has a red tilak on his forehead. Buckets, plastic chairs and a table are visible in the background.2006-05-05A photograph of two boys kneeling on a concrete floor in a large hall, working on a flat board of brown clay. The boy on the left wears a pale yellow t-shirt and a dark beaded mala necklace and bangle; the boy on the right wears a white shirt and white shorts and has clay on his hands and legs. Clay figurines and relief shapes are modelled on the board, and a small yellow card with a printed portrait of a bearded man in white headwear sits on the floor between them. Behind them a man in a checked shirt walks through a doorway in a plain whitewashed room.2006-05-05Indoor photograph of boys working with terracotta clay on a pale board in a hall with a corrugated metal roof. A smiling boy in an orange-and-white striped shirt sits cross-legged on the floor at left, and another boy in an orange shirt leans in at right. Behind them stands a person in white kurta and white trousers, cropped at the waist, barefoot. In the foreground are clay figures: a tall sculpted structure with spires at left, several clay pillars and a small figure, and a row of clay blocks. A thin clay rope traces a path across the board.2006-05-05Two smiling boys sit cross-legged on a blue tarp, holding up muddy, clay-covered hands toward the camera. In front of them on the ground is a clay model of a small square structure with a raised rim and a tiny figure, surrounded by loose wet earth. The boy on the left wears an orange and yellow plaid shirt and khaki trousers; the boy on the right wears glasses and a light blue polo shirt. Other children are visible in the background, one in a yellow top.2006-05-05A photograph of two boys seated on the floor working on a white board with brown clay or mud. The older boy on the left wears glasses, a light peach-coloured shirt, a red tilak on his forehead and white sacred ash marks, and he presses clay with his hands. The younger boy on the right in a white shirt looks up at the camera. The board shows brown clay shapes including a house-like structure, a square, and small lumps. Cups of paint sit at the upper right and a green striped cushion is at the left.2006-05-05Two boys kneel on a bare concrete floor in a plain hall, working on a rectangular board of wet clay. The boy on the left wears a pale yellow t-shirt, grey shorts and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala with a pendant. The boy on the right wears a white shirt and has clay on his hands and arms. Small clay figures and forms are arranged on the board, and a framed yellow card with a portrait and printed text is set among them. Green neem leaves hang in the right foreground, and a wooden door and a plastic chair are visible in the background.2006-05-05A photograph of children sitting on a concrete surface outdoors, playing with reddish-brown soil. In the foreground a smiling boy in an orange and red t-shirt with a white collar presses soil with his hands, wearing a gold bracelet. Behind him a girl in a white top with multicoloured polka dots and pink hair ties sits with her hair in pigtails, and another child in white sits further back. The ground beside them is dry, pale earth with scattered gravel. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2010-12-03Two young boys sit close together over a flat tray of wet clay, shaping small figures with their hands. The boy on the left wears a light blue collared shirt and dark trousers, and holds a lump of clay. The boy on the right wears a pale yellow shirt and a rudraksha mala around his neck, his hands caked in brown clay. A small leafy green branch with a sprig of neem-like leaves stands upright in a clay mound at the centre of the tray, with a clay Shiva lingam-like form beside it.2006-05-05