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Four dark bronze or metal deity murti figurines lie scattered on a grey metal sheet beside a patch of dirt and a crumpled newspaper with Tamil print. The figures have crowned heads, ornate jewelry and multiple arms, and one holds a long dark rod or weapon diagonally across the frame. No people are visible, and the figures appear to be unmounted statues on the ground.

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June 28 20132013-06-28Close view of two freshly cast dark bronze deity figurines held in the open palms of a man wearing a white dhoti. Both figures stand on round bases, with tall crowned headdresses, ornate jewellery and multiple arms holding ritual implements, one with a staff-like weapon. Behind them is a rough earthen workspace with a clay mould or crucible, scattered tools and a cardboard box, and a second person in a blue and white checked lungi stands at the right edge. The statues are.2013-06-17Close view of several dark brown terracotta figurines lying on a red and cream striped cloth against a grey cinder-block wall. The figures wear ornate jewellery, armbands and beaded collars, and some hold long slender sticks or staffs. Their surfaces are glazed in dark brown with lighter tan accents. No people are visible in the scene.2013-09-04August 24 20142014-08-24September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of several dark bronze or metal sculptures of standing and seated figures in a workshop. The central figure wears a tall crown-like headdress with a pointed finial, a bare chest with a broad necklace and armlets, and holds a raised hand. Other statues with similar pointed headdresses sit in the foreground and background. Shelving, a stack of cloth, and a blurred standing figure appear behind them.2014-08-24Photograph of wooden yoga-pose sculptures in a workshop. Several unpainted, dark-brown carved wooden figures sit in meditative and yogic postures along a long white-topped bench. One central figure wears a tall pointed hat and raises a hand in a mudra; neighbouring figures have topknots, hands on knees and raised palms. The space has white walls, an electrical outlet, a tiled floor and boxes at the back. No living people are visible.2014-08-24A photograph of two badly corroded, blackened metal deity figures lying on a concrete surface with reddish soil. The figure on the left wears a beaded necklace and bracelets and holds a trident-like staff. The figure on the right has a worn face and raised arm with a trident. A red cable runs along the top left and a third broken metal limb appears at the far right. Both figures look like deity murti statues and appear damaged or unearthed.2013-07-14Several wooden deity sculptures in various stages of finishing rest on a metal workbench in a workshop. The central figure is a seated multi-armed deity murti with a tall ornate crown, a broad necklace and an upper-arm band, one hand raised in a mudra and another holding a trident-like implement. To the left, an unfinished pale wooden figure sits in meditation pose with hands near the chest. To the right, a seated female-form murti with a conical crown holds an object in one hand and extends the other. A pale unfinished figure lies partly visible at the far right. A blue pot sits on the upper right. No people are visible.2014-08-24Three dark bronze statues of dancing Shiva as Nataraja lie on sandy ground in front of a plain grey cinder-block wall. The figure on the left stands on a blue cloth, the centre figure on a white cloth, and the figure on the right on a paisley-patterned cloth. Each statue has multiple arms raised in dance poses, with a small flame-like motif visible near the hands of the left figure. No people are visible in the scene, and the statues show no clear identity of any person.2007-02-02 +1 copiesBronze or copper-toned statues of Hindu deities crowded together in a dim workshop or storeroom. In the foreground, a tall standing deity murti wears a high crown and a broad ornamented necklace, holding a ceremonial staff in one hand, beside a second figure with a tiered crown. Behind them lie many other metal sculptures, limbs and pieces of murtis stacked on shelves and the floor. No living people are visible.2014-08-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies