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A photograph of a row of carved grey stone deity figures seated in arched niches, laid out on a dirt ground at a workshop. Each figure sits cross-legged on a lotus-style pedestal with raised hands and tall headdresses, appearing unfinished in pale grey stone. A bare foot of a worker is visible at the top edge, and stacked carved stone pieces lie at the left. No person is seated among the figures; no a person candidate is visible.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA row of carved grey stone architectural elements lies on dusty ground. Each piece shows a seated or reclining figure beneath an arched frame with decorative relief panels along the base, and some surfaces are dusty or chalky. A small wooden stool sits at the upper right beside a stone block. No people are visible in the scene.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityApril 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiA row of five grey stone sculptures of goddesses seated on animal mounts stands on pale concrete plinths in a garden outdoors. Each figure wears a tall crown, jewelled necklaces and armlets, and has multiple hands; the mounts include a buffalo-like animal and a lion-like mount at the right end. Behind them are palms, frangipani trees, shrubs with pink flowers and green grass, with bare soil and scattered weeds in the foreground. No people are visible.2010-10-04 +1 copiesOutdoor construction yard on bare red earth with many grey stone pieces laid out in rows. Two standing grey stone deity statues, one holding a staff or mace, stand in the centre among flat stone slabs and carved stone panels. Many round stone bases and flat carved blocks fill the foreground. Behind them a pile of sand, sandbags, a metal tank and a small figure in white clothing walk in the background. Blue plastic chairs and a blue cloth sit at left.October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesPhoto of grey stone sculptures lying face-down or on their sides on reddish-brown earth with sparse grass. Several carved figures with ornate headdresses, necklaces and bangles, hands folded or raised, are arranged among stone bases and slabs. Behind them stand rows of grey stone pedestals and kalasha-like bases stacked in neat lines. No people are visible; the scene looks like a stone carving workshop preparing temple sculptures.An outdoor garden scene with several grey stone sculptures of seated figures with tall crowns and ornate jewellery, set among palm trees, frangipani plants and green shrubs. The sculptures show multiple figures seated on animal bases in praying or hand-gesture poses. No living people are visible. Sunlight falls through the palms onto the statues.2010-10-05December 15 20092009-12-15An outdoor stone-carving yard on bare red earth holds rows of grey granite-like stone pieces: many round and flat discs, rectangular blocks with carved faces, and several standing figures. Two tall standing deity murti stand in the centre, one with a multi-armed form and a halo-like backdrop, the other with a crown and a mace-like staff, flanked by a seated figure with a bull-like mount. Sacks, sand heaps, a tank and a plastic chair sit in the background, and one man in white walks through the scene. No ritual is visible, and no a person candidate is clearly present.Outdoor photograph of several grey stone deity sculptures set against a red brick wall, overgrown with green vines and weeds. From left: a seated multi-armed figure with a tall crown, a standing multi-armed goddess with raised hands, a seated deity holding a mace-like object, and another seated figure with a staff beside a small granite shrine canopy on pillars in the foreground. No physical people are visible. The statues are unpainted granite.2016-09-03 +1 copies