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A photograph inside an unfinished temple hall with white tile walls and tiled raised platforms. A man with a shaved-back dark hairstyle sits on the edge of a tiled platform, wearing a bright orange robe over a red top, barefoot, with hands resting on his knees. Behind him is a gold-painted Nataraja dancing Shiva statue within an arch, and a gold standing deity figure to its right. In front of him is a large dark stone yoni-peetha basin on the platform. In the foreground is a black stone Nandi bull statue, lying on a tiled ledge. Scaffolding, a ladder, tools, cables and construction materials are visible along the right side.

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Interior of an unfinished temple hall under construction, with bare white walls, a tall step ladder on the right and scattered tools, cords and wooden boards. A person in orange robes sits cross-legged on the edge of a tiled raised platform with bare feet and hands folded, with orange sandals on the floor nearby. Behind them a large gilded Nataraja (dancing Shiva) image stands within a flame arch, flanked by a gilded deity figure and a gilded standing figure with raised hands. In front of the platform sits a dark stone black bull (Nandi) with carved saddle cloth, and a dark stone basin stands on the platform. Plastic sheeting and floor cords lie around the site.2007-11-07A seated person in an orange saffron robe and a red inner top sits on a tiled platform, smiling and looking to the side with hands resting on the ledge. Behind them stand a dark stone deity sculpture and a large gold Nataraja-style dancing Shiva statue with a flaming arch. In front is a large black stone basin on a lotus-petal base, with folded cloths and a blue bag on the platform. Unfinished wooden crates and boards lie in the background against a white block wall.2007-11-07Indoor photo of a large dark stone Shivalinga with a lotus-petal carved base resting on a wooden pallet on a grey floor. Behind it, a seated man in orange saffron robes and a red undershirt sits on a tiled raised platform, a red bindi on his forehead, gesturing with his hands while speaking. A dark stone deity murti stands in a niche on the wall behind him, and cardboard boxes, a level and a blue glove lie nearby. A tall stone deity statue and a yellow lifting strap appear at the left edge. Two partially visible people appear at the edges of the frame.2007-11-07Indoor photo of a temple hall under construction with white tiled walls and a red EXIT sign. A seated person in an orange robe and red undergarment sits on a tiled platform at left, smiling, with long dark hair. Beside them stands a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms. A large black stone yoni-style pedestal basin sits in the centre foreground. At right, gilded metal statues include a dancing Nataraja figure within a flaming arch and a standing female deity holding a lotus-like object, all on raised bases. Bundled cloth and bags lie on the floor behind the basin.2007-11-07A man with long dark hair pulled back sits with eyes closed on the edge of a raised tiled platform inside a plain white hall under construction. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a red undershirt, with a small red tilak on his forehead, hands folded in his lap and bare feet dangling. Beside him is a large dark stone bowl-shaped basin with lotus-petal carving. Behind, gold-coloured temple ornaments and a carved gold pillar rise, and blue and red cloth and a plastic bag lie on the platform. An exit sign is visible at upper right.2007-11-07A photograph inside an unfinished temple hall. In the foreground a large dark stone yoni-pitha base with a lotus-petal lower section, wrapped with blue and grey lifting straps, rests on a wooden pallet beside a yellow-striped hose. Behind it, a seated man in an orange saffron robe and a red undershirt, with a red bindi and shoulder-length dark hair, sits cross-legged on a tiled platform while a level rests beside him. A dark stone deity murti stands on the wall behind. To the left a figure in white dhoti-style clothing stands near stacked cardboard boxes, and a second person's arm holding a measuring tape is at the right edge.2007-11-07A photograph inside a temple hall with plain white block walls. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a tiled platform, wearing an orange saffron wrap over a red top, hands resting together in lap and smiling. Beside them stands a dark stone deity murti of a standing figure holding objects in multiple hands. Center right, a large dark stone bowl-shaped basin on a lotus-petal pedestal, possibly a yoni-peetha or abhishekam vessel. Upper right, gold-coloured metal figures and an ornate gold stand. A red EXIT sign is visible on the wall. Blue slippers and a folded cloth lie near the base of the statue.2007-11-07Photograph of a temple-making workshop interior with construction clutter: wooden panels, a ladder, a fan, a yellow forklift overhead and a red exit sign. A man in a saffron-orange wrap over a red sleeveless top stands barefoot near a red forklift frame, with a red tilak on his forehead and hair tied back. Beside him a black stone deity murti stands on a dark pedestal, and on the right two people in white clothing, one with a white sculpted figure partly visible, look toward the scene. a person cues are limited to the saffron wrap and tied hair, so identity is uncertain.2007-11-07Interior of a bare, unfinished temple hall under construction with grey carpet, white walls and a ladder. In the foreground, dark stone sculptural pieces lie on a wooden pallet, one wrapped partly in white cloth. Behind them a tiled platform is being worked on by two men, one in a grey shirt and one in white. A woman in a gold-and-brown sari carries a dark vessel. On the right, a smiling person in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a tiled bench beside a gilded object, with orange sandals on the floor. Wooden crates and boards are stacked along the left wall.2007-11-07A photograph of a temple construction site. In the foreground a large dark granite shivalinga-style base with a lotus-petal lower section sits on a wooden pallet. Behind it, a man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a tiled raised platform, using a yellow measuring tool and a wooden spirit level, with a blue work glove beside him. A dark wooden carved deity murti stands against the white cinder-block wall at the back. The man has short dark hair and a red tilak mark and wears a red undershirt beneath the orange cloth.2007-11-07A photograph inside a bare, whitewashed hall with tiled platforms, where a woman in an orange robe and red top sits cross-legged on a tiled plinth beside a large black stone basin with lotus-petal rim. Behind her stands a dark stone deity murti, and a golden Nataraja figure in an arched frame rises at right beside a golden dhwajastambha-style pillar. To the left, two men stand near a black stone seated figure; one wears a striped shirt and jeans, the other a white shirt and dark trousers and gestures while speaking. A red exit sign is on the wall and a film camera and equipment sit at the far left edge. The setting suggests temple construction or installation work in progress.2007-11-07A photograph inside an unfinished temple hall with bare white walls and grey concrete floor. Behind, a man in a dark cap and grey shirt kneels near a wooden crate beside a white marble bust of a bearded saint. To the right a man in a striped shirt and jeans stands near a yellow-robed seated statue and a dark stone deity murti. Black stone deity statues stand along the walls, and a hanging rig and a golden stand appear at the right edge.2007-11-07