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Two men in white clothes sit at a rough wooden workbench under a shelter with a wire-mesh roof, working on a large brown clay or wooden sculpted form lying on the table. The man in front wears a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red thread on his wrist, and works with both hands on the piece. Behind him a second man in white leans in. A framed black-and-white portrait of a man with a turban and tilak hangs on the wall, garlanded with multicoloured beaded flower garlands. The table also holds a blue bucket, a metal dish with dark ash, bundles of wood, and scattered pieces of plant material and cloth. The portrait's man is depicted on a wall, not physically present.

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Two men in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor of an open thatched shelter beside a small wood fire. The man in the foreground wears a white shirt, white dhoti with a gold border, and a red wrist thread; he holds a large clay pot wrapped in cloth on a wooden table. The second man, in a white shirt and white dhoti, tends the fire with a stick. A black metal bowl, a blue bucket, scattered ash and an open book lie on the table. Behind them a framed black-and-white portrait, labelled with no legible caption, of a figure wearing a white turban and vibhuti on the forehead is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands.2006-11-20A photograph of two men seated on the floor of an open-sided, concrete-walled shed, working on a wooden figure. The man in front wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds the carved wooden figure's limb while looking at it. The man behind wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a dark object, with a blue bucket, a small black bowl, tools and a pile of wood beside them. Behind them hangs a black-and-white portrait of a man in a turban with a bindi, garlanded with beaded and flower garlands, and a smoky fire burns in the background. The shot appears to show ritual image-making preparation for the Maheshwara Pooja.2006-11-20Two men in plain white ritual clothes sit on the floor of an open brick workshop beside a wooden table. The man in front, wearing a white shirt and a red thread on his wrist, points at a partly carved wooden figure with a rough unfinished base, while a second man in white behind him works on the same piece. On the table are wood shavings, a blue bucket, a black metal dish and scattered chips. Behind them, a large black-and-white portrait hangs on the brick wall, garlanded with a multicoloured string of pompoms; the portrait labelled with a face wrapped in a white turban and a bindi is a depiction of a person, and no name is legible. Stacked firewood and a dark pot sit nearby.2006-11-20Two men in white dhotis and white shirts sit at a wooden workbench under a mesh-enclosed shelter, carving a large wooden deity murti with chisels; smoke rises from the carving and a notebook lies open on the bench. Behind them, a framed black-and-white portrait wearing a garland of multicoloured beads shows a bare-chested? no: a man in a light head wrap with a red bindi, a sacred tilaka-style dot on the forehead, and a fitted white garment. A blue bucket, a bowl of wood shavings and wooden pieces sit nearby. The scene is a craftsman's temple workshop.2006-11-20Two men in plain white dhoti and white shirts sit on the floor of an open workshop shed, working on a carved wooden figure lying on a plank in front of them. One man holds a tool while the other steadies the carving; wood shavings and small tools lie nearby, and an open book rests on the floor. Behind them a framed black-and-white portrait, garlanded with multicoloured flower strands, shows a man with a tilak and a turban-style head wrap, hung on a cinder-block wall. A small fire of sticks smoulders beside them, with stacked metal pots, rope and hanging cloth around the shed.2006-11-20Two men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sit at a wooden table in an open-sided brick shed, working on a large wooden figure lying across the table. The older man in front, with a red thread on his wrist and an ID badge, holds the carving with both hands while the younger man behind him works with a chisel-like tool. Smoke rises from the table, and wood shavings, a black bowl of ash, a blue bucket and an open book sit nearby.2006-11-20A photograph of two men in white ritual clothes sitting on the floor of a simple open workshop shed. In the foreground, the older man in a white shirt and white dhoti works on a wooden carved figure resting on a low wooden board, with a book open beside it. The younger man in white behind him holds a small tool near the figure. Behind them a large black-and-white portrait of a man in a turban with a bindi, garlanded with multicoloured flowers, hangs on a concrete wall above a pile of metal vessels and dried twigs. Clay pots, a blue bucket and hanging cloth fill the room.2006-11-20Two men in white clothes sit at a low wooden table in a open-sided shed, carving a large wooden deity murti with chisels and mallets while smoke rises from the work. The man in the foreground wears a white short-sleeved shirt and an ID badge, and a second man in white dhoti sits behind him. Wood shavings lie on the table beside a book, a black stone bowl and a blue bucket. Behind them, a black-and-white portrait of a man with a dark tilak, white turban and long hair is framed with a garland of colourful beads and flowers. The image is a photograph with a copyright caption overlaid.2006-11-20A photograph of two men seated on a wooden workbench in a workshop, working on a dark bronze-coloured idol with a trunk-like form and raised arms. The man in front, in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red wrist thread, holds and steadies the figure with both hands. The man behind, in a white shirt and white dhoti, works at a metal piece with a tool. Around them are scattered wood shavings, a black ritual vessel, a blue bucket, a wrapped cloth bundle, a cloth sack printed with lettering, a open booklet, and heaps of old metal castings and wood logs against the wall. Their work appears to be restoring or finishing the metal image.2006-11-20A photograph of two men in white clothes sitting cross-legged on the floor of an open-sided workshop shed working on a wooden figure. The man in front holds a carved wooden sculpture, while the man behind works with small tools and wears a red tilak on his forehead. On the wall behind them hangs a black-and-white portrait of a bare-headed figure with a white head wrap and a dark bindi, garlanded with colourful flower and pompom strands; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. Around them lie chisels, pieces of wood, metal pots, a blue bucket and bundles of cloth.2006-11-20Three men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the floor of a simple concrete workshop, working on bronze or metal deity figures placed on a dark work mat. The man on the left holds a figure and works with a tool, the man in the middle works on another piece, and the older man on the right, with white hair and a moustache, wears a rudraksha mala and holds a metal tool. A brass kalasha-shaped vessel stands on the platform behind them, with a stone mortar and metal tools in front. A large black-and-white image of a deity's face hangs on the wall above. The scene shows sculptors crafting temple murtis.2007-01-31A photograph of two men seated on the floor of a rough brick-walled workshop, working on a clay vessel on a wooden board. The man in front wears a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange thread on his wrist and shapes or handles a pot. The man behind wears a white shirt and dhoti and holds a dark object. A black-and-white portrait of a bald-headed figure with a red bindi, a turban-like head covering and a multicoloured garland hangs on the wall. Behind them are stacked metal pots, cloth hanging from a line, a blue bucket, and a smoking pile of wood and ash. An open book lies on the board.2006-11-20