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Interior 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.

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Interior 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.2007-11-07Inside 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 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.2007-11-07A 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.2007-11-07A 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.2007-11-07Interior 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 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.2007-11-07A 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.2007-11-07A photograph of a temple interior under construction, with many seated white marble and black stone figures on tiered black-carpeted steps against a white cinder-block wall. The figures are seated in meditation pose with hands in lap and some wear gold necklaces and gold crowns; several are golden-yellow and some are black stone. In the foreground, dark stone figures lie on a blue tarp and a red cushion, with wooden crates and a cart nearby. Three to four people stand in the background, including a man in a striped shirt and a woman in orange, while an overhead hoist and white wall lamps are visible. No person in the scene is a candidate for the a person depiction.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.2007-11-07A 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.2007-11-07Interior 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.2007-11-07