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Photo of two stone workers at an outdoor carving site among granite blocks, rubble and cut stone pieces on bare ground. In the foreground an elderly man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white vest and a blue plaid lungi, sits cross-legged and grinds a carved stone piece with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him a second worker in a tan head wrap and tan top bends over another block with a power tool. Extension cords and a power strip lie on the ground, and a loose set of chisels is scattered nearby. Stone pillars frame the scene. No a person candidate is visible.

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Outdoor stone workshop on bare ground with scattered granite and marble offcuts. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and blue checked lungi, sits cross-legged and grinds a stone block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him another man in a tan cloth grinds a stone piece. Nearby lie chisels, hammers, a power strip and trailing electrical cords, and a tall pale stone pillar stands at left. The scene shows stone carving work in progress for temple or sculptural pieces.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityOutdoor 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.April 26 20162016-04-26Outdoor photo at a stone-carving workshop on grass beside a white wall. Several carved granite or stone sculptures stand in the foreground, including a reclining figure being worked on. Three men work on it: one in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a power-cord and tool, another in a pale shirt with a red checked cloth on his shoulder crouches with a hand tool, and a third in a striped shirt and white dhoti leans over the sculpture. A fourth man in a blue shirt stands at the left edge. A blue bucket and a red flower sit on the grass. No a person candidate is visible.2009-07-19Two workers crouch on a dusty construction site laying grey stone paving slabs into a bed of wet mortar. The man on the left wears a pink, yellow and purple striped headwrap, a white shirt and a blue checked lungi, and taps a stone with a metal tool. The older man on the right wears a white turban and white dhoti, holding a hammer and chisel to shape the stone; a bowl of mortar sits beside them. Loose grey stones lie scattered behind them and metal handrails and terraced red steps appear at the right edge.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA stone-carving yard with a man in a dark red shirt and sunglasses using an angle grinder on a grey stone block. Behind him, a man in a red head cloth and white dhoti pushes a stone-working tool across the dusty ground. Beside them stand a large cylindrical stone base and a smaller stone piece. Behind, rows of carved stone deity murtis and a stone pillar stand under bright daylight, with more workers and a white-clad figure further back. A wooden chair sits in the foreground.2015-02-01A 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.A stone-cutting site under an open shed with pale sandstone blocks stacked in the background. In the foreground a worker in a green striped shirt, beige cargo trousers and a red head cloth bends over a long pale stone slab, using a handheld angle grinder whose spray of dust fills the air. Another worker in a striped shirt and checked lungi walks across the far side of the workshop. Scattered stone chips and rope litter the dusty floor. No deities, a person or ceremony are visible.2014-09-17Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photo of a man sitting cross-legged on a stone ledge in an outdoor stone-carving yard, working a small carved stone with a hammer and chisel. He wears black-rimmed glasses, a white sleeveless vest, a gold chain and a green checked lungi, and is barefoot. Around him lie rough granite blocks, stone rubble, a carved stone urn or basin, a stone elephant figure at the top left, a tree trunk and scattered tools including a mallet and a plastic bottle.