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Close view of a row of carved marble statues of seated, bare-chested male figures with gold-coloured headbands and ornate painted necklaces with gold pendants. The white figure on the left has red lips and kohl-lined eyes and wears a red tilak; the central figure is plain white marble seen from behind; the black statue on the right has a gold headband and red-painted details; further figures in white and gold-toned marble recede into the background. These are deity murti or statues, not living people, and no a person candidate is visible in person.

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A close photo of marble statues displayed side by side. The left white marble figure wears a gold diadem, a red tilak on the forehead, a multicoloured beaded necklace with gold pendant, gold earrings and a gold armlet with painted patterns. Beside it a bald white figure is shown from behind. On the right a black stone figure wears a gold headband, red earrings and a painted necklace, and further white figures stand beyond. No living people are visible.2007-11-07A row of seated white marble figures in a Jain-style meditative pose, with gold headbands, painted red and green necklaces, gold earrings, and pink-painted feet, lined up on a grey carpet against a tiled wall. Some figures on the right are a golden-brown tone. Small white plinths bear printed names including a label reading "Mahinanda Swami" and another reading "Nimalananda" or similar. The scene is a photograph of statues, not living people.2007-11-07A row of five white marble seated figures with gold-painted headbands and gold necklaces, shown in profile, lined up on a grey carpet in front of a brown draped cloth and wooden steps. Their hands are painted pink and held in lap poses, each figure has a small name label on its base, and no living people are visible. The photograph appears to be of a temple under construction.2007-11-07A photograph of a row of seated white marble statues with gold crowns, gold necklaces and red-painted details, arranged on a black-draped tiered platform against a white cinderblock wall. Several darker statues are visible at the far right end of the row. In the right foreground, a partially visible person in an orange top and mustard-yellow skirt stands beside the statues. A wall lamp is mounted above the row.2007-11-07A row of white marble seated figures in a workshop, photographed from the side. Each figure is a sculpted statue with gold headbands, gold and red necklaces, pink-tinted hands in meditative mudra, and eyes outlined in green and red. The statues sit on rectangular white bases edged in gold and red, with names inscribed in marker on the bases, including one reading Carvart Prabhu. The grey carpeted floor and unfinished walls in the background indicate a studio where the statues are being made. No living people are visible.2007-11-07Photo of a row of seated white marble deity statues arranged on tiered black-draped steps against a white cinder-block wall. The statues wear gold necklaces and gold headbands and sit in meditation posture with hands in lap. One larger white statue in the foreground has a gold crown-like headband and gold beaded necklace. A black statue sits at the far right, and a tall green-and-white headdress figure stands on the top tier. No living people are visible.2007-11-07A row of seated marble statues on a black cloth-covered table in a workshop or temple-construction space. The figures are bare-chested and cross-legged in meditation poses with gold necklaces and gold-painted headpieces; the foremost statues on the right wear red and gold turbans. Several statues are white marble, one is a warm golden-tan stone, and one in the foreground is black. Their hands rest in lotus-like poses on rectangular bases. Behind them, unfinished stone pieces and cardboard boxes are visible. No people are visible in the scene.2007-11-07Three seated marble statues of meditating figures line up on a black cloth-covered surface against a white cinderblock wall. The statues are rendered in pink-beige, golden-brown and white stone, each wearing a gold headband, layered beaded necklaces, armlets and red tilak marks, with hands resting in meditation mudra on small pedestals. These are statues, not living people, and no person is visible in the scene.2007-11-07A tiered display of seated white marble figures in meditation posture, many wearing red turbans, gold necklaces and red-tipped ornaments, set on black platforms against a white wall. Among them are golden and black-stone seated figures. In the foreground two golden standing deity murti with raised arms, one wearing a gold crown and garland, one with a pink shawl, stand before the display. A gold lamp stand is at the left edge. Statues only; no physical people visible.2007-11-07A row of seated white marble statues in meditation pose, each wearing a red and gold turban and ornate multi-coloured necklaces with gold pendants, displayed on a black surface in front of orange cloth and a figure in pink. Their hands rest in lap mudra, and each marble base carries printed or painted labels. The statues are inanimate and no living people are clearly visible in the frame beyond a partial figure in pink at the top.2007-11-07A row of seated marble statues of Jain tirthankara-style figures, each with gold-painted headbands, gold necklaces and earrings, and red-tipped hands in meditation poses, set along a black-draped table against a white cinder-block wall. The statue at far right in the foreground has a teal patterned headdress. A person in an orange top stands at the far right edge, partly visible. A purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner and a copyright notice in the lower right.2007-11-07A row of white marble seated figures. Each figure wears a red and gold patterned turban, gold earrings, and a red and green jeweled necklace, with painted red hands and feet. In the foreground, a standing person in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge, and a person in pink clothing stands at the top right. The statues' bases carry a printed label reading Sumti Nath.2007-11-07