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A photograph of a large empty hall with grey carpet and plain white walls being prepared for a temple. In the foreground, a white marble seated deity murti wrapped in plastic sits inside an open wooden crate lined with white foam, with a red and gold decorated base. To the left, a row of smaller white seated figures and a standing deity statue with red and green painted drapery stand on the floor. At right, a standing statue in a wooden crate with a gold crown is visible. Wall lights and a folding fan are present. No people are visible.

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Inside a plain room with grey carpet and white cinder-block walls, a large dark black stone block lies on a wooden pallet in the foreground, with rope tied around it. Beside it, a white marble seated figure of a meditating deity with a gold headband and red-and-gold ornamented base sits in an open wooden crate. Behind them, a tiered black-carpeted platform holds several smaller seated marble statues, including one golden-yellow and several white ones adorned with necklaces. A red fire extinguisher hangs on the left wall, and two people in colourful clothing stand at the far right edge.2007-11-07A photograph of a room with a black-carpeted tiered platform holding a row of seated white and gold marble statues of meditating figures with gold crowns, necklaces and folded hands. A large white seated statue stands on the right against a wooden crate, and a dark bronze figure wrapped in blue, white and orange cords lies in the foreground. The walls are white block and a gold-coloured door is at the upper right. No physical people are visible; all figures are statues.2007-11-07Interior of a bare, white-walled temple hall under construction, with a grey carpet covered in wooden pallets and loose debris. A large white marble statue of a seated bald saint with a shawl sits on a rough wooden frame on the left. Behind it, rows of small white and gold seated figures line a black tiered platform. A gold standing deity murti with a tall crown stands on a wooden base in the centre foreground, flanked by large black stone statues lying on cushions. A tiled stone platform with a plastic water bottle sits at lower right. A gold canopy shrine stands on the left-centre, and an exit sign hangs on the far wall. No people are visible.2007-11-07A white marble seated statue wrapped in clear plastic and strapped inside a wooden crate on a grey carpeted floor in an unfinished hall. The seated figure has a gold-trimmed headband, gold and jewelled necklaces, and sits cross-legged on a red and gold ornamented pedestal with a small painted lion panel. Foam padding surrounds the statue and wooden pallets support the base. Partial scaffolding and stacked crates are visible in the background. No living people are clearly visible; a sliver of a person stands at the right edge.2007-11-07A photograph inside a warehouse-style storage room with metal shelving and a corrugated roof. Two white marble statues seated in open wooden crates sit on the concrete floor at left. Several barefoot men in white dhoti-style clothing with red borders and gold-coloured necklaces stand in a line at centre, one holding a tray of offerings. Standing to the right, a man in white with a long beard wears a large garland of marigolds and red flowers over a white shirt, and beside him a man in a white kurta and a man in a dark shirt and cream trousers stand with hands folded. At far right, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together. Red cloth hangs at the right edge.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA white marble seated statue wrapped in clear plastic film and bound with wire stands against a wooden crate and foam packing in a large unfinished hall with grey carpet. The statue wears a gold headband, a gold necklace with a pendant, and sits on a red and gold ornamented base with a small lion picture panel. In the background, two women in brown and olive saris stand near a ladder and wooden planks. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a low stone bench at the right, looking toward the statue area.2007-11-07A temple interior under construction with unfinished concrete-block walls, a wall sconce, a standing fan and loose plastic sheeting on a grey carpet. In the centre a seated white marble statue of a bearded saint in white robes sits on a cracked-pattern pedestal inside a wooden crate frame. To the left a gold-painted figure with a tall snake-like crown and rudraksha-style beads holds its hands in namaste beside a gold-framed mirror. No living people are visible.2007-11-07Interior of a workshop or temple building with white cinder-block walls. Rows of seated white marble statues with gold-painted headbands, necklaces and pink-tinted hands sit on black-draped tiered platforms, alongside a few black stone statues wearing gold headdresses and necklaces. A woman in a red patterned top and glasses stands at left, while a woman with curly dark hair in a yellow shawl kneels in the foreground touching a statue's base. A small gold kalasha-like finial sits on a shelf in the background. Two people are visible; the statues are not counted as people.2007-11-07Photo of a row of seated white marble deity statues arranged on tiered black-draped steps against a white cinder-block wall. The statues wear gold necklaces and gold headbands and sit in meditation posture with hands in lap. One larger white statue in the foreground has a gold crown-like headband and gold beaded necklace. A black statue sits at the far right, and a tall green-and-white headdress figure stands on the top tier. No living people are visible.2007-11-07A photograph inside an unfinished temple interior showing a white statue of a seated saint with a bald head, a gold tilak mark on the forehead, and a white robe, sitting cross-legged on a marbled white pedestal within a wooden frame lined with foam. A gold-coloured statue of a deity with a tall layered crown and beaded necklaces stands at the left edge, with one hand raised. A wall sconce lamp is lit on the beige cinderblock wall, and a blue cloth is draped over the seated figure's shoulder. No living people are visible.2007-11-07A row of seated white marble murti figures with gold crowns, gold necklaces and pink-tipped hands in meditation poses, lined up on black-draped tiered platforms against a white cinderblock wall. A standing figure in orange-saffron robes and shaved head stands at the left edge near a gold-topped pedestal, and a few smaller darker and orange-toned figures sit at the front and back of the rows. These are statues rather than living people.2007-11-07A row of seated marble statues of Jain tirthankara-style figures, each with gold-painted headbands, gold necklaces and earrings, and red-tipped hands in meditation poses, set along a black-draped table against a white cinder-block wall. The statue at far right in the foreground has a teal patterned headdress. A person in an orange top stands at the far right edge, partly visible. A purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner and a copyright notice in the lower right.2007-11-07