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A stone-carving yard with a man in a dark red shirt and sunglasses using an angle grinder on a grey stone block. Behind him, a man in a red head cloth and white dhoti pushes a stone-working tool across the dusty ground. Beside them stand a large cylindrical stone base and a smaller stone piece. Behind, rows of carved stone deity murtis and a stone pillar stand under bright daylight, with more workers and a white-clad figure further back. A wooden chair sits in the foreground.

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February 01 20152015-02-01A stone-cutting site under an open shed with pale sandstone blocks stacked in the background. In the foreground a worker in a green striped shirt, beige cargo trousers and a red head cloth bends over a long pale stone slab, using a handheld angle grinder whose spray of dust fills the air. Another worker in a striped shirt and checked lungi walks across the far side of the workshop. Scattered stone chips and rope litter the dusty floor. No deities, a person or ceremony are visible.2014-09-17Two workmen sit on a green tarpaulin outdoors, working on metal and carved wood. The man on the left wears a light blue checked shirt and white dhoti, and grips a handheld angle grinder polishing a small brass or gold-toned object on a white board. A younger boy in a red t-shirt sits at right, watching the work. Behind them lie a carved wooden panel with floral and geometric relief, an orange floral cloth, a blue plastic container and sheet metal wall. No deity or a person depiction is visible.2016-04-26A worker in a plaid shirt and dark head-wrap chisels carved ornamental scrollwork into a large grey stone block at an outdoor construction site. He holds a wooden-handled mallet and chisel. Behind him, blue tarpaulin shelter, stacked timber and bamboo poles, and bare earth suggest ongoing build work. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-19Outdoor stone workshop on bare ground with scattered granite and marble offcuts. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and blue checked lungi, sits cross-legged and grinds a stone block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him another man in a tan cloth grinds a stone piece. Nearby lie chisels, hammers, a power strip and trailing electrical cords, and a tall pale stone pillar stands at left. The scene shows stone carving work in progress for temple or sculptural pieces.Outdoor stone-carving workshop among many unfinished white and grey granite sculptures, including elephant and lion-like forms and carved pillars. In the foreground, an older man with white beard and head wrapped in a peach-coloured cloth, wearing a peach t-shirt and peach waist cloth, crouches while grinding a granite block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him, a younger man in a white t-shirt and lavender shorts sits and strikes a stone with a hammer and chisel. A standing figure in a pink top is partly visible at the upper right. Dark granite panels with carved relief lie at the left edge.A worker in a green striped shirt, khaki shorts, sandals and a red checked head cloth cuts a large pale stone block with a green angle grinder in a dusty, open-sided stone workshop. Chips and fragments of stone litter the ground and piles of cut blocks sit behind him. The photo is a site image of stone cutting rather than a ritual or discourse scene.2014-09-17A open-sided stone workshop under a corrugated metal roof on dusty ground. Rows of unfinished pale grey stone shivalingam bases with cylindrical lingams, round yoni-style pedestals and carved stone figures stand in the yard. Two workers are seated and working on stone, one in a green shirt in the centre, and another bent over near the left. Rough stone blocks, debris and a dirt field with distant trees fill the background. Statue of a standing deity figure with a tall crown stands at the left. No identifiable a person depicted.2015-02-01A photo of a stone-carving workshop yard with pale stone sculptures of birds. In the foreground a man in a lavender t-shirt and lavender lungi sits on the ground working on a dark stone slab. At the right edge, an older man with a close-cropped beard wears an orange-brown head wrap and yellow-brown cloth, leaning over the stone. Scattered leaves cover the ground. A carved dark stone figure stands at the left edge. a person's presence is not established by appearance.December 22 20062006-12-22Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts University