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A photograph inside a plain, whitewashed hall with grey carpet, showing workers handling a large dark stone shivalinga-form object resting on a wooden pallet atop concrete blocks. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers, barefoot, stands at left looking on. A man in a navy cap and striped shirt stands behind the stone, and a worker in a grey cap and sunglasses kneels at right beside a yellow pallet jack. Behind them, painted deity statues of Rama and Lakshmana holding bows stand on a pedestal, with a wooden crate beside them and colourful garlands and decorations at right.

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Interior of a bare, under-construction temple hall with white walls and a grey floor. Centre left, a large dark stone yoni-peetham base sits on a wooden pallet, with a dark stone lingam-like shape resting on it being handled. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left, and two men in casual clothes, one in a blue striped shirt and cap and one in a grey shirt and cap, steady the stone. Behind them a woman in orange robes sits on a raised tiled platform beside black stone statues and a gold-coloured Nataraja figure, while a figure in orange robes stands on the platform near the golden dancing Shiva sculpture. A workman in jeans stands at the right edge. A small figure in white and yellow appears at far left.2007-11-07Interior of a building under construction with bare grey block walls and a dark floor. A large black stone deity murti stands upright in the background, and a golden Nataraja statue dancing within a flame ring sits on a tiled platform at upper right, beside a smaller gold devotional figure with hands folded. In the foreground a black stone sculpture lies horizontally on a wooden pallet on the floor while a man in a striped shirt and jeans pushes it. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded mala stands beside a bald man in a blue-and-white striped shirt holding a dolly handle, and a man in a pale button shirt and dark trousers stands at left. Yellow and orange straps lie on the floor in the foreground.2007-11-07A photograph of workers in a bare temple hall moving a large dark stone base and carved lotus-shaped piece on a wooden pallet. A man in a grey cap and grey shirt pulls a yellow hand pallet jack from the left. A man in a white shirt steadies the stone on the right, and a man in a striped shirt and blue cap pushes the stone from the right. A white marble seated figure with gold necklace stands to the left, and a forklift and red drape appear in the background. Grey carpet covers the floor.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.2007-11-07A photograph inside a temple under construction. In the foreground a man in a blue-grey striped short-sleeved shirt and a navy cap with a name badge stands behind a large dark grey stone shivalingam resting on a wooden pallet, with silver lifting straps wrapped around it and a pair of scissors on its top. A hand in a fingerless glove rests on the lingam. Behind them a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised tiled platform beside folded cloth, and a dark bronze deity murti stands against the white wall. A gold figure is visible at the upper right. An exit sign is on the wall.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.2007-11-07Inside a plain white-walled hall, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with a red-edged shawl stands at left, observing workers moving a large black stone deity statue lying on a wooden pallet over a red mat. A man in a brown shirt and jeans works with a black hydraulic lifting frame with yellow straps, and another man in a blue cap and striped shirt grips a yellow strap at right. A white marble seated saint statue with bare feet rests on a marble plinth behind them, alongside a smaller dark deity figure on a shelf. The scene shows a temple statue being relocated during installation work.2007-11-07A photograph of a large black stone deity murti lying horizontally on a wooden pallet inside a temple hall, being secured with a white strap by a man in a grey cap and grey shirt kneeling beside it. A man in an orange wrap over a red top stands at left with his arm extended, looking down at the statue. Behind them, two men in striped and white shirts and an orange-shawled man look on near a tiled pedestal topped with golden kalasha-style ornaments and a gilded arch. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a brown belt stands at right. A yellow strap and equipment lie at lower left.2007-11-07Two men handle a black stone Nandi statue, a seated bull, resting on a wooden pallet on a grey carpeted floor in a plain room with white cinderblock walls. The man on the left, in a white striped short-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, rests a hand on the Nandi's back. The man on the right wears a blue cap, a blue-grey striped shirt and blue work gloves, and looks down at the statue. Behind them, white marble deity murti with gold crowns, red and yellow garments and flower garlands stand along the left wall. A yellow lifting dolly and straps lie in the foreground, and black stage-like steps with cloth bundles sit at right.2007-11-07A photo inside a bare, whitewashed building during temple preparation. A large black stone deity murti lies reclined on a red cloth atop a wooden pallet, being moved on a yellow pallet jack. A white marble seated figure of a bearded saint stands on a plinth at left, partly boxed in wood. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and shawl stands at right, watching. Two men kneel beside the murti, one in a blue and green jacket, one in grey with a pendant. A man in orange top and white trousers crouches at far right, and a man in orange shirt and jeans stands at left handling the pallet jack. Grey carpet covers the floor.2007-11-07A photograph inside a plain tiled room of a large dark stone deity murti being lowered onto a tiled plinth, suspended by a light blue lifting strap from an overhead hoist. Several men steady and guide the statue with their hands. On the left a man in a blue-and-white patterned short-sleeved shirt and jeans presses against the murti, with a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers with a brown belt places his palms on the stone, and another man in a striped shirt watches at the right edge. Scattered yellow flower petals lie on the floor, and a sheet or cloth in orange is visible near the plinth.2007-11-07A photograph inside a plain pale-walled hall where men are moving a large black stone deity murti, apparently a Ganesha figure, lifted by yellow and grey lifting straps hung from a black hydraulic hoist. Four men are visible: one in a grey striped shirt and blue cap with his back to the camera, one in a striped white-and-blue shirt and jeans, one in a white-and-blue striped shirt steadying the statue, and one in a striped shirt at the right edge. A man in an orange robe with a mala stands at left among other colourful statues, watching the work. Pale floral cloth is wrapped around the murti, and the statue rests on a wooden pallet.2007-11-07