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A night-time photograph inside an unfinished workshop with a concrete-block wall, showing a sculpture studio. An elderly bearded man in an orange saffron robe and red sandals holds a long wooden staff and stands at left, facing right. A woman with hair tied back and a red hair tie, wearing a copper-orange shawl with gold border over a rust-brown garment, stands with her back to the camera at right. Behind them stand a partly unfinished wooden-brown statue with a white cloth over its head and a metal scaffold, a metal table holding wooden pieces and stone blocks, and a dark cylindrical container. Floor is pale concrete and a striped pink-and-white bed edge is visible at right.

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Indoor workshop or storage hall with a concrete floor and high ceiling lights. In the foreground a large bronze deity murti lies on a pair of stacked concrete blocks, its head toward the left. Behind it stands a man in a rust-brown dhoti with gold border and a matching shawl, and to the right an older bearded man in saffron-orange robes holds a metal rod while several men in brown and maroon robes stand nearby. To the left are a bronze chariot wheel, a gilded stand, a small bronze figure and a silver-toned pedestal. Concrete walls and stacked stones fill the background.2013-11-05Night-time photograph outdoors on a dirt ground beside a open-sided corrugated-roof shed with fluorescent lights. Three men walk together. The man at centre has a long white beard, wears an orange saffron robe and pink sandals, and holds a wooden staff. The man at left, bald-headed and wearing a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl over a brown-orange dhoti with gold border, looks ahead. The man at right, with long dark hair, wears a copper-brown robe with gold trim and an orange shawl, and raises one arm outward while gesturing. A dirt pile and stone sculptures lie to the right, and a black cable runs across the ground.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05Photograph of three men standing on a paved courtyard at night beside a gilded temple doorway with ornate metal panels and a seated golden deity murti behind them. The man on the left wears a reddish-brown silk dhoti and matching shawl with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, and a tilak on his forehead. The bearded elder on the right, with long white hair and beard, wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a wooden staff while gesturing with one hand as he speaks. A third man in saffron stands behind them near a grilled gate, and another figure in reddish robes stands at the right edge.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph taken in a plain, unfinished hall with a concrete block wall, corrugated roof and fluorescent light. A bearded elder in saffron-orange draped robes with a vertical red-orange mark on his forehead stands at centre, speaking and gesturing with one hand. Facing him from the left, a shaven-headed man in brown-orange robes and an orange shawl holds the elder's hand, and another man in orange-brown garments stands at his side. On the right, a figure with hair tied back and a red hair clip wears a gold-bordered brown-orange sari-style drape and an orange beaded necklace, seen from behind. Behind them a man in a white garment and another in saffron stand near a gold-coloured ceremonial object. Four to five people are visible.2013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05November 05 20132013-11-05A night-time photo in an open, unfinished hall with a paved floor and concrete-block walls. On the right, an elderly bearded man in a saffron robe and red footwear gestures with raised hands while speaking, holding a short staff. Facing him, a man on the left with long dark hair, a shawl of gold-edged saffron and a long ceremonial gold-and-beaded garland listens. Beside him, a bald man in a rust-coloured robe with a rudraksha mala stands with hands clasped. Another man in a white dhoti and blue-beaded mala stands behind, and a bald man in saffron robes is partly visible at the left edge. Gilded ornamental furniture is visible at the right.2013-11-05