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Three men handle a seated yellow-robed statue on a pink lotus base in a workshop, lifting it with grey sling straps hooked to a chain hoist. The statue has a topknot, halo and painted features. On the left, a man in a blue-and-white patterned t-shirt and jeans steadies the sling. In the centre, a man in white partly hidden behind the statue watches. On the right, a man in a striped shirt and jeans grips the strap beside a wooden crate. Wood shavings litter the grey carpet, and black carved figures stand behind on the wall shelves. Nothing in the image shows a person candidate, so a person is none.

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A photograph in a temple workshop where a seated Buddha statue, painted in white with a yellow robe and pink lotus base and a rainbow halo, is being unpacked from a wooden crate lined with white foam. A man with reddish hair and a light blue patterned t-shirt leans in and touches the statue's raised hand. A man in a navy cap and striped shirt kneels in front, and a man in a white collared shirt and dark trousers stands behind. A gold-painted temple canopy stands to the left, and black stone statues appear in the background. Shredded packing paper covers the grey carpet.2007-11-07A photograph of four men handling a large black stone sculpture indoors in a plain room with cinderblock walls and a red floor mat. A man in a light blue and white patterned shirt and jeans stands on the sculpture while raising a grey lifting strap attached to a hanging chain. A man in a grey polo and cap stands at left, a man in a brown shirt stands behind, and a man in a navy cap and blue striped shirt holds a yellow strap at right. A black hydraulic jib crane and a ladder stand against the wall. The sculpture appears to be a reclining black stone figure wrapped partly in white cloth.2007-11-07A photograph in a bare cinder-block room with a hydraulic shop crane and chain hoist above a dark stone slab set on a tiled base. On the left, a person in an orange sannyasi-style wrap over a red sleeveless top, with a red bindi, stands barefoot beside the slab and rests one hand on its edge. On the right, an older man with light hair in a blue-and-white patterned short-sleeved shirt leans over the slab, looking down at it, with a red strap at his waist. Crane lettering reads 2 TON, 1 1/2 TON, 1 TON and 1/2 TON, and a jack label reads 8 TON. Two people are visible.2007-11-07A photograph inside a plain hall with white walls and wall sconces, where a golden deity murti is being raised by a hoist. A man in a light blue patterned shirt and jeans grips the hoist chain and steadies the golden figure, which is lifted on a black lifting frame at left. A woman in an orange and red sari-style garment and an orange shawl reaches up to touch the statue's foot. Behind her, a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace raises a camera. At far right, a man in a white t-shirt watches. Gold and orange tones dominate the scene.2007-11-07Night-time photo inside a temple hall of a large gold-plated deity murti, a seated goddess with a tall crown and bare arms, being lifted by a yellow-and-black hook and chain above it. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a pink-and-white beaded mala and a gold necklace stands at left, smiling and gesturing upward. Beside him a man in a white shirt and long dark hair steadies the statue with a striped cloth, while other devotees in plain clothes press close, one at lower right in a checked shirt. Grey stone pillars with carved capitals frame the scene.2006-12-22A photograph inside a building under construction showing a crane lift at a temple site. A man in a grey t-shirt and jeans stands on a raised black lifting platform, gripping a chain hoist, while straps with yellow stripes hang down. Beneath, a man in a striped short-sleeved shirt and another in a white shirt with an orange shawl guide the load. A seated man in an orange robe watches from the right. Behind them stand a dark stone deity sculpture and a golden carved temple element.2007-11-07A dark stone deity murti, seated in a meditative pose with multiple arms and a tall crown, is being lifted by a blue and white lifting strap attached to a black portable hydraulic crane with 2-ton, 1 1/2-ton and 1-ton capacity markings. Several workers handle the statue in a bare concrete-block room; a man in a purple cap and a man in a patterned shirt lean in, and a figure in orange clothing stands behind the statue. Another dark sculpture sits partly visible on the left, and a few red and yellow flowers rest near the base of the lifted murti.2007-11-07Indoors inside a building under construction, workers install a large white marble statue of a seated figure with a white head covering, its ornamental base resting on the floor. A monk in orange robes bends low at the statue's base, handling yellow and black lifting straps. Around him, men in casual shirts, caps and a white kurta with an orange shawl steady the statue and guide a hydraulic hoist with chains overhead. The bare cinder-block walls and a carpeted floor surround the scene.2007-11-07A photograph of men installing a large dark stone deity murti in an unfinished interior with pale cinderblock walls. A black hydraulic lift with a blue strap lowers a seated multi-armed murti with a tall crown onto a black pedestal. A man in a light blue patterned short-sleeve shirt and jeans, with reddish hair, grips the figure's arm while another man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a brown belt steadies it. A third man in a striped shirt watches at the right edge. A small flower garland hangs at the murti's side and a dark stone base rests on the floor below.2007-11-07A photograph inside a plain white-walled space where large black stone deity murtis are being moved. A worker in a striped short-sleeved shirt and jeans stands on an elevated lift platform, holding a steel lifting bar connected to yellow and grey slings wrapped around a seated black statue padded with a floral cloth. Below, a man in a white striped shirt and jeans steadies the statue with one hand, while a man in a white dress shirt with a brown belt watches from the foreground. To the right stands another seated black deity murti with a tall crown and multiple arms. Several more carved black bases are stacked on the floor at the left.2007-11-07Workshop photo of black stone deity murti being lifted with a blue fabric sling from a yellow-strapped hoist on a black two-ton hydraulic crane. A large seated black stone figure with a tall conical crown and multi-armed form stands upright beside another dark sculpture. Two men in a white shirt and a striped shirt with blue cap watch and steady the statue, while a woman in white stands at the left edge. Plain cinderblock walls surround the scene.2007-11-07Outdoors on a paved courtyard, a large black stone Ganesha statue sits on a wooden pallet while workers handle yellow lifting straps attached to it. A man in a light blue t-shirt and jeans pulls the strap at right, while a man in a white t-shirt and jeans stands with his back to the camera at center. At left, two people in saffron-orange robes stand near a man in an orange shirt and white trousers, one with a shawl draped over the shoulder. A second black stone deity murti stands at far right beside a fence and green shrubbery, with white packing material on the ground behind the statue.