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A photograph of a children's craft table covered in blue plastic, with a brown cardboard sheet on top. Several unfinished clay sculptures sit on the cardboard: a small clay hut or house with a paper label inside it, a shivalinga-like form on a coiled clay base, a clay figure seated on a platform at the lower right, and assorted loose clay pieces including a triangle and rounded shapes. Crumbs of clay are scattered across the table. A partial hand in a pink and yellow floral sleeve rests at the upper left, and a jar with orange paint sits at the left edge.

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Clay modelling activity on a blue tabletop with a brown cardboard board. A child's bare foot and pink-and-yellow floral skirt are at the top left. Several clay pieces are shaped: a small hut-like shelter with a printed card showing an orange-tinted image of a raised hand inside, a shivalinga-style form with a round base and central column in the lower left, and other rounded lumps and flat shapes. No adult or a person candidate is visible, and the scene shows only small hands and feet of children at work.2007-05-01Overhead photo of unfired clay pieces laid on a tan cardboard sheet over a blue mat, with a grey floor below. Pieces include a round flat clay base with a raised rim, a rectangular block with a stacked form, a shield-like piece with two round studs and a triangle, a small triangular clay sheet, and a few small nubbins and fragments scattered on the blue surface. No people are visible, and the clay work appears to be an in-progress sculpture or model being assembled.2007-05-01Overhead photo of children's clay modelling on a cardboard sheet laid over a blue plastic tarpaulin. A child's hand on the left shapes a clay object, while other clay pieces sit on the board: a small figure with arms out, a stepped temple-like form, a round lid-like piece, a rectangular block and a ball. A red plastic jug of water and clay scraps lie at the right edge. No people's faces are visible, only hands and forearms.2007-05-01A photograph of clay modelling work laid out on a flat tan board placed over a blue plastic sheet. Several unfired clay sculptures sit on the board: a tall stacked clay structure, a small vessel-like form with a handle, a round pot with a spout, a small stick-figure human shape with outstretched arms and legs, a cylindrical piece with a flat top, and a few rough lumps and pieces. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01A child's hands shape brown clay on a blue plastic sheet. A bangle-wearing wrist in red and white bangles is visible at the upper right, wrapped in a blue fabric with red-edged trim. Several clay pieces lie scattered: a flat disc with a raised rim at upper left, a small lingam-like form with a base at left, a round clay mound at centre, and a star-shaped piece at lower right. At lower centre, a rectangular block carries a modelled reclining or seated figure with limbs. The scene is a hands-on clay modelling activity.2007-05-01Overhead photo of clay modelling on a tan cardboard board laid over a blue plastic sheet. Many small hand-shaped clay pieces are arranged across the board, including cups, bowls, cylinders, a flower-like form and a rectangular slab. At the bottom, two bare hands and feet of a child are visible shaping clay, and a seated person's brown-clad leg appears at the left edge. A white scrap of cloth lies at the lower left.2007-05-01Clay modelling work on a pale, stained wooden table. Several brown clay figures and forms are arranged: a small rounded hut or shelter with an arched doorway at the centre, a lumpy seated figure with a raised arm and hands on the left, a hunched animal-like shape on the right, a small cluster of tiny clay pieces, and long curved and ridged clay strips across the bottom. No people are visible except partial limbs at the top edge.2006-05-05Overhead photo of children's clay modelling on a sheet of brown paper laid over a blue plastic sheet. Several unfinished clay pieces lie on the paper: a lumpy elephant-like figure with a trunk and ear shape at centre, a small figure with outstretched arms, a crumpled shape with a loop, and several small balls and bits of clay. At the top right, the orange-and-white end of a plastic bottle or vessel rests on a grey floor. No people are visible in the frame.2007-05-01A photograph of unfinished clay sculpture work on a flat tan board laid over a blue plastic sheet. Several rough grey-brown clay pieces are arranged on the board, including elongated curved forms resembling a bench or frame, rounded lumps, a flat disc shape and smaller fragments. No people are visible in the frame, and no figure is recognizable as a deity or person. The clay appears soft and unpolished.2007-05-01A photograph of handmade clay sculptures on a worn wooden board with stains and scratches. Several small brown clay figures are arranged: a tall stacked figure at upper left, a lumpy figure with a cylinder shape at the bottom center, and a rounded blob beside it. A clay-coil letter arrangement along the right edge spells out the word ANANDA in raised brown clay, with the letters partly cut off by the frame. No people are visible.2006-05-05A photo of unfired clay sculptures laid out on a wooden board covered with blue plastic sheeting. The figures include a small seated animal-like figure with a rounded head, a teddy-bear shaped figure, a seated figure with a raised arm, a coiled clay base, a small upright linga-like form with a coil, and a large clay structure with many small rounded protrusions and a crescent-shaped top. A metal bucket of muddy water sits at upper left, and blurred figures in the background appear to be seated people working. The clay is grey-brown and the lighting is warm and dim.2006-05-05A photograph of a clay modelling activity on a white board covered with brown clay smears, placed on a blue plastic sheet. Several small hand-shaped clay objects are arranged: a lumpy elephant-like figure on the left, a curled piece at top centre, a bowl-like shape at top right, small clay balls, and round lumps with a stick-like form. Only part of a child's hands is visible at the upper left and left edge, pointing at the clay.2006-05-05