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A crowded indoor hall with fluorescent ceiling lights where devotees in white clothes look at bronze deity murti. In the foreground, two bronze figures, one with a raised hand holding a small round object, stand beside a gilded shrine element. A smiling woman with grey hair stands at right in white garments with a red-orange shawl, a rudraksha mala around her neck, and a water bottle in hand. Other white-clad women and men with red-orange sashes move among the displays, and a few more figures stand behind them. No identifiable a person is visible in this scene.

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A warehouse-style hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights, where a line of devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis or sarees wear red-and-orange shawls. A tall bearded man in a beige kurta holds a walking stick, and an elderly woman in a white saree with red border stands near the centre. A bronze deity murti or ornamental metal figure is visible at the lower right, with metal bells or ritual objects on the floor at lower left. A framed picture hangs on the back wall. Several people have name badges. No individual is identified as a person.2016-02-21February 01 20152015-02-01A large indoor workshop with exposed red steel roof trusses and fluorescent lights shows a crowd of visitors walking past brass and bronze statues. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark braid and rudraksha-style beads gestures toward a tall gilded standing deity murti with a tall crown and jewelled ornaments. Around her, visitors in white and green clothes, a child in a yellow-and-navy striped shirt and a toddler held by a woman look on, while a man in a red shirt stands at the back. Chains and a hoist hang from the ceiling beside the statue, and workers sit among metal artefacts on the right. The scene reads as a temple-art foundry tour rather than a ritual.2015-02-01August 06 20142014-08-06June 28 20142014-06-28A photograph inside a large open workshop with a corrugated metal roof, where rows of golden bronze deity murti and statues sit on red-draped tables and along the floor. A man in a rust-orange and saffron dhoti and shawl with a marigold garland and rudraksha mala stands with his arm extended toward the statues, gesturing as he explains them. Beside him a bald man in orange robes holds a red cloth, and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands nearby. A crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing stands behind a metal chain barrier, and a steel tripod frame hangs overhead. The a person candidate is the central figure with long swept-back hair, a garland and orange clothing, but his appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2014-08-24Inside a large open-sided metal-roofed shed, a crowd of devotees dressed in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stands behind a chain barrier beside a row of bronze deity murtis and metal statues on the floor and on stands. A man in a red-and-gold-bordered dhoti stands bare-chested at the center, arm extended toward the bronzes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. A bald man in a red-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red bucket stands to the right. Assorted bronze figures, a large metal pillar and tarpaulin-covered metal structures fill the foreground.2014-08-24February 01 20152015-02-01A photograph inside a workshop-like hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tube lights, where a woman in a saffron-orange sari and matching shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a flaming oil lamp in her right hand and stands in front of gilded deity murtis and a golden palanquin-style stand. Behind her, several men in saffron robes and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one man in white holds up a mobile phone. On the right, a large gilded deity murti with a tall crown and a green-and-gold garment is adorned with garlands, and small gold figures and a kalasha-like object sit on the left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting.2014-08-06July 13 20132013-07-13August 06 20142014-08-06Interior of a workshop with a corrugated metal roof where deity statues and temple items are being prepared. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl stands near a wooden palanquin-like stand with a long wooden pole, its surface scattered with red flower petals. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white shawl stands with palms joined in namaskar before a large gilded deity murti with an ornate golden crown and jewellery. Behind them, white-clad devotees and a woman in white stand among wooden platforms and gilded figures, including a golden deity statue, a white bull statue and a gold kalasha-shaped pillar. Brass lamps and gold ornaments lie on the table.2014-08-06