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A stone carver sits cross-legged under a corrugated roof on a dusty ground, chiselling a rectangular block of grey granite. He wears a white shirt and a white dhoti. Behind him, a banner shows a smiling figure in an orange head wrap and an orange garment with gold beads, beside the words for Centre for Stone Carving. Piles of broken stone, finished stone blocks, small carved shrine-like pieces, and white carved elephants and animal figures are scattered around. The banner's figure is a printed portrait, not a physical person; the carver is the only physical person.

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A worker in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a stone block under a corrugated roof, chiselling a grey stone slab with a hammer and chisel. Around him lie carved stone pieces, including a small stepped pedestal, a shaped slab, and a round stone base, with scattered rubble piled behind. A large orange banner hung from the roof shows a man in an orange turban and robe against a sunset-like background, with the Tamil and English heading 'Centre for Stone Carving' and a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. The portrait on the banner is a printed depiction, not a physical person in the scene.September 22 20142014-09-22Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photo of a stone-carving workshop yard with pale stone sculptures of birds. In the foreground a man in a lavender t-shirt and lavender lungi sits on the ground working on a dark stone slab. At the right edge, an older man with a close-cropped beard wears an orange-brown head wrap and yellow-brown cloth, leaning over the stone. Scattered leaves cover the ground. A carved dark stone figure stands at the left edge. a person's presence is not established by appearance.Outdoor stone-carving workshop among many unfinished white and grey granite sculptures, including elephant and lion-like forms and carved pillars. In the foreground, an older man with white beard and head wrapped in a peach-coloured cloth, wearing a peach t-shirt and peach waist cloth, crouches while grinding a granite block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him, a younger man in a white t-shirt and lavender shorts sits and strikes a stone with a hammer and chisel. A standing figure in a pink top is partly visible at the upper right. Dark granite panels with carved relief lie at the left edge.Outdoor stone-carving yard under a steel-framed open shelter with a red-painted brick boundary wall and trees behind. Large pale grey granite slabs and blocks lie on bare reddish soil, some dressed with straight chisel-marked edges and one with a carved groove pattern. Loose stone chips and rubble are heaped at left, and a blue plastic chair sits among the stones. No people are visible. A sheet of blue tarpaulin lies at lower right.2019-01-20December 19 20062006-12-19Outdoor stone-cutting yard under a corrugated metal roof with steel posts and a tree canopy. Several workers in everyday clothes crouch and bend over granite slabs and blocks, chiselling and shaping stone. A large heap of grey stone chips and rubble lies in the foreground, with a dressed block on the right. A yellow cloth hangs from the roof and more tarpaulins are draped on the right. A partial head is visible at the bottom edge. No ritual, discourse or a person appearance is shown.January 20 20192019-01-20A man in a white sleeveless vest and green checked lungi sits cross-legged on a rubble-strewn ground, chiselling a grey stone block with a hammer and chisel. He wears dark-rimmed glasses and a thin chain necklace. Around him lie scattered stone chips, larger cut stone blocks, a carved stone piece with a curved edge, and a plastic bottle beside a tree trunk. The scene reads as stone carving work in progress.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA stone-cutting yard under a corrugated metal roof on posts, with stacks of dressed granite slabs and blocks in the background and many cut slabs lying on the ground among weeds and small yellow flowers. A worker in a dark shirt sits at the left under the shelter near the stone pieces, and palm trees stand beyond. No ritual, discourse or a person appearance is shown.2014-09-28