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Indoor workshop or showroom under a corrugated roof with a block wall. A woman in a leopard-print and orange draped garment stands at a table covered with bronze and metal statues, including reclining figures, seated deity murti, a wheel-like disc, and metal bowls. Several visitors in white and purple, including people in white kurtas and a woman in a purple top and gold-bordered sari, face the table and look at the sculptures. A cameraman works at right beside a gilded palanquin or throne canopy, and a green wheeled cart sits in the background.

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November 09 20132013-11-09Evening scene in an open-sided hall with grey breeze-block walls and fluorescent lights. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face a standing speaker in a patterned brown-and-gold garment who gestures near a display board and a table of brass objects and small statues. A large dark Nataraja-style bronze dancing figure stands on a pedestal in the centre. At left, an ornate gold palanquin-like structure and people in the background tend a ritual area. Some devotees hold green and yellow snack packets. A printed banner on the wall shows colourful deity imagery. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09November 09 20132013-11-09A group of devotees dressed mostly in white stands in a covered hall on a striped rug, gathered around a silver ceremonial object. In the foreground, a silver ornate sacred implement and a silver-finished piece lie on the rug. A woman in a leopard-print top and orange shawl stands at left beside an orange-draped table with brass vessels, gesturing toward the group. A tall woman in white with a multicoloured sash stands at right. Behind them, men and women in white kurtas, a man in a striped shirt and a girl in pink leggings watch attentively. A videographer with a camera stands at upper left. A golden shrine structure is visible at the back.2013-11-09A workshop or storeroom with a concrete block wall and fluorescent lights. A man with a leopard-print shirt and an orange-brown rudraksha mala stands at a long table covered with a pink cloth, arranging small metal bowls and pouring from a container. On the table lie many dark bronze or wooden deity limbs, weapons and sculpted fragments. Behind him stand golden processional items, including a gilded chariot-style frame, a white and gold bull statue, a golden horse, a gilded throne and a decorated palanquin. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or red robes stand in the background, and a small standing wooden deity figure rests on a base in the foreground.2013-11-09A photograph of a large warehouse-style hall with a corrugated metal roof, fluorescent tube lights and exposed red steel beams. Rows of bronze and gilded metal deity statues line the floor, including a dancing Nataraja-style figure within an arched prabhavali, a standing bronze figure, and a seated golden figure in the lower right. In the left foreground a large bronze seated figure with an ornate crown and raised hands is partly visible. Several people walk through the aisle: a few wear saffron/orange robes, one wears a black head covering and red garment, and one man in white clothes stands near the centre. The scene appears to be a workshop or storage area for statues.2017-03-26December 12 20162016-12-12Indoor scene at night under bright ceiling lights. On the left, a man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown and gold-bordered silk garment and points toward a table draped in peach cloth covered with dark wooden sculptures of figures and discs. Beside him, an older bearded man in a saffron-orange robe stands attentively. Behind them, several men in orange and rust robes with rudraksha malas stand watching, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left. Golden deity decorations and brass items are visible in the background near a concrete wall.2013-11-05