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A photograph of a temple interior under construction with grey carpet and white block walls. A white marble seated figure of a sage with a bald head and folded hands rests on a plinth at left. In the foreground, two large black stone sculptures lie on wooden pallets, wrapped in orange and yellow straps. Beside them stand tiled pedestals, a blue rolled mat, and a black-cased item at right. No physical people are visible.

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Interior of a large unfinished hall under construction, with grey carpet, bare cinder-block walls, a tall aluminium stepladder and stacked plywood sheets. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a black head covering sits cross-legged on a low grey stone platform, wearing a long rudraksha mala, with a person candidate appearance. Beside him a large black reclining statue of a figure rests on a red cushion over wooden pallets, and a white marble seated statue of a robed figure with a shawl stands nearby. Scattered tools, cables and building materials surround the carved stone pieces in the background.2007-11-07A photograph of a temple under construction in a bare room with white cinderblock walls and grey carpet. In the foreground, a large dark stone sculpture of a reclining figure lies on a wooden pallet atop a red cushion, with a red strap tied around it. Behind it, two beige tiled plinths stand, one topped with a black stone block, and a white marble figure is partly visible at the left edge. No people are visible.2007-11-07Interior of a plain temple hall during construction, with white cinderblock walls and grey carpet. Two large black stone murti sculptures lie on wooden pallets, one strapped with red ratchet straps and the other with blue and orange ropes; their faces are turned away from view. Behind them, a raised black platform holds a row of seated white and gold-coloured statues in meditation pose, some adorned with gold necklaces, and a wooden crate on the right opens to reveal another white seated statue with a gold necklace. Blue barrels, a red fire extinguisher and a gold-coloured door are visible. No people are present.2007-11-07A large interior room under construction, with grey carpet and unfinished beige stone-block platforms. In the foreground, two dark black stone deity sculptures lie on wooden pallets, one secured with orange and yellow straps; the reclining figure on the right rests on a red cushion. A gold-painted standing figure holding a staff stands near the centre, and a white marble statue of a seated figure with folded hands rests against a wooden frame on the right. Several workers in casual clothes stand in the background, one in an orange shirt beside a red forklift. A black stone basin sits on a pedestal. No readable signage is visible.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.2007-11-07Interior of a building under construction, apparently a temple hall in progress. A man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands at left beside a half-finished tiled platform, near a gold-painted standing statue holding a staff with a coiled top. In the centre, a white sculpted figure of a seated deity or sage, partly unfinished, sits against a wooden beam with wooden planks overhead. In the foreground are large dark stone or bronze statues, including a figure with a red cloth, and a white floor fan, a ladder, plastic sheeting and cables on the floor. A red exit sign hangs on the far wall.2007-11-07A photo inside a bare, whitewashed building during temple preparation. A large black stone deity murti lies reclined on a red cloth atop a wooden pallet, being moved on a yellow pallet jack. A white marble seated figure of a bearded saint stands on a plinth at left, partly boxed in wood. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and shawl stands at right, watching. Two men kneel beside the murti, one in a blue and green jacket, one in grey with a pendant. A man in orange top and white trousers crouches at far right, and a man in orange shirt and jeans stands at left handling the pallet jack. Grey carpet covers the floor.2007-11-07A photograph taken inside an unfinished interior space with bare white block walls and grey carpet. In the foreground a large black stone sculpture of a reclining deity lies on a red cushion atop a wooden pallet, with a red strap tied around it. A man in a navy blue shirt with white and green stripes kneels at right, looking closely at the carving. At left a white marble seated figure stands beside a yellow pallet jack. Behind, a dark stone slab sits on a beige tiled pedestal. No visible person matches the a person appearance cues.2007-11-07A large unfinished interior hall with bare white walls, grey carpet and scaffolding under construction. A person in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden crate beside a partly built block wall, facing a dark stone yoni-shaped basin and a gold ritual lamp stand. Another worker in white stands near the back wall beside a wooden ladder, and a third person in white lies face down on a wooden pallet near a grey stone block at the left. Black stone sculptures wrapped in straps rest on pallets at the right, and a white sculpture stands on a platform near the right wall. Stacked lumber and tools fill the room.2007-11-07A photograph inside a bare, unfinished hall with white block walls, grey carpet and scattered construction materials. A man in an orange robe with a dark rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on a tiled platform at left, his sandals placed on the floor beside it. In the centre stands a white marble-look statue of a seated saint with a flowing headcloth, set on a marble base within a wooden frame. At right, a man in white kurta with an orange shawl photographs the scene with a camera. A black stone object lies on a wooden pallet with red cloth, and a fan and a gold figure stand near the walls.2007-11-07Inside a plain white-walled hall, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with a red-edged shawl stands at left, observing workers moving a large black stone deity statue lying on a wooden pallet over a red mat. A man in a brown shirt and jeans works with a black hydraulic lifting frame with yellow straps, and another man in a blue cap and striped shirt grips a yellow strap at right. A white marble seated saint statue with bare feet rests on a marble plinth behind them, alongside a smaller dark deity figure on a shelf. The scene shows a temple statue being relocated during installation work.2007-11-07Interior of a building under construction with bare grey block walls and a dark floor. A large black stone deity murti stands upright in the background, and a golden Nataraja statue dancing within a flame ring sits on a tiled platform at upper right, beside a smaller gold devotional figure with hands folded. In the foreground a black stone sculpture lies horizontally on a wooden pallet on the floor while a man in a striped shirt and jeans pushes it. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded mala stands beside a bald man in a blue-and-white striped shirt holding a dolly handle, and a man in a pale button shirt and dark trousers stands at left. Yellow and orange straps lie on the floor in the foreground.2007-11-07