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Close overhead photo of a craft table covered with loose gold-coloured metal tubular beads and small round gold beads. Two hands at the upper left are threading or assembling a piece, with a thin wire held between the fingers. A clear plastic bag of round gold beads sits in the centre on a printed cloth, and several strung bundles of gold tubes wrapped with coloured thread lie at the upper right. A small yellow cloth, a metal bowl and a plastic glove are at the lower edge. No people's faces are visible; only hands are shown.

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Close overhead photo of two pairs of hands assembling small gold-coloured metal fittings on a white cloth. One hand, with a beaded bracelet on the wrist, holds a gold cylindrical tube while the other hand reaches toward a row of similar tubes and loose gold beads. Yellow paper and a plastic bag of gold beads sit at the edge of the frame. No a person candidate is visible; the people shown are unidentified workers and none are recognizable.2016-11-07Close-up photo of a child's hands in an orange-red garment threading multicoloured cords through small gold-coloured cylindrical tubular pieces on a white table. A pile of tied gold tubes with coloured thread sits at lower left, and loose gold tubes lie at right. No faces are visible; the scene shows a craft activity of assembling gold-toned beads or charms strung with multicoloured thread.2016-11-07Overhead photograph of a craft workspace. A gloved hand in pale yellow latex holds a thin metal brush dipped into a small dark metal bowl of gilding paste, applying gold colour to a small gold-coloured metal fitting. A yellow sheet of paper covers the table beneath. A clear bag of small gold beads sits at the upper left, with another gold metal piece lying nearby. No people are visible beyond the hand and sleeve.2016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07A photograph of young women and girls in saffron-orange clothing seated around a round grey stone table at an outdoor temple-type setting. Several wear white forehead tilak marks and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; one holds a small white cloth bundle. The white tablecloth holds rows of gold-coloured metal tubes or cylinders, a small clear plastic bag of grains, and a small metal bowl. Behind them an orange-robed figure stands by a brass trident-shaped stand, with a red pillar and a temple-style crowd in the background. A photographer's tripod is visible at right. a person candidate not clearly identifiable.2016-11-07October 16 20162016-10-16A close-up photograph of a heap of small gold-coloured brass cylindrical objects bound together with multicoloured threads in red, green, black and blue, scattered on a pale surface dusted with reddish-brown powder. A saffron-orange cloth and a gold-bordered fabric edge appear at the left, and a metal plate rim is visible at the top. No people are visible, only the cylindrical objects, cloth and powder.2016-11-07Close-up photograph of two pairs of hands reaching toward a set of ornate gold beaded items. The people wear white clothing with red-bordered cloth, and one wrist has a silver bangle. Hands and gold beads dominate the frame.2010-09-29May 01 20122012-05-01Top-down photograph of several people in saffron-orange robes seated on a floor around a white cloth, assembling small gold-coloured metal items. A brass pot with bands sits at the left, and hands in orange robes and rudraksha or beaded bracelets handle heaps of tiny gold and copper pieces and thread. A white-gloved hand works at the right, and a terracotta bowl with red powder and loose beads sits nearby. Activity appears to be preparation of small ritual items; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-11-07Close overhead photograph of a dark wooden tray filled with many small gold-coloured cylindrical metal pieces, each with ridged or notched segments along its length, piled loosely and crossing one another. A single silver-coloured piece sits at the top edge. No people are visible; the scene is purely objects in the tray.2016-11-20May 01 20122012-05-01