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A man in white ritual clothes bends over a wooden floor covered with dry straw, handling stone objects. Several dark grey stone lingams stand on round yoni-shaped pedestals, with a carved stone deity murti partly visible at the upper left. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a wristwatch. The setting is a dim interior with weathered blue-painted wooden walls and stacked boards at right.

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A night-time photograph inside an open truck bed lined with dry straw. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, wearing a rudraksha mala, bends forward with both hands holding a grey stone sphere. Several dark grey stone Shivalingams on round peetha bases sit on the straw in the foreground, and a large dark stone deity murti stands partly visible at the left edge.Night photograph of a truck bed loaded with dark stone temple idols being moved, set on straw. A large dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, holding a staff, stands upright at left. Several black stone shivalingas sit on flat carved yoni-style pedestals in the foreground. At right, a young man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange waist sash bends over the truck bed, and another person in white clothing stands at the edge of the frame. Blue-painted wooden truck sides and a dark background wall complete the scene.A photograph inside the open back of a blue-painted truck bed, with dry straw spread across the floor. Several dark grey stone shivalingams on circular yoni-peetha bases are packed together among the straw, some upright and one lying on its side at the upper right. No people are visible. The frame is taken at close range, showing the rough wooden side panels and the weathered metal of the truck bed.A photograph of several dark stone Shivalingams with circular yoni-peetha bases resting in the open bed of a blue-painted truck, packed among loose dry straw. A carved stone figure, possibly a deity murti or statue, is partly visible at the left edge. No people are visible in the frame.A night-time photograph of a truck bed being unloaded with a yellow crane. Several dark stone shivalingas sit on lotus-shaped yoni pedestals on straw, with a large statue of a seated figure partly visible at left. A worker in white clothes and a white head covering leans into the truck bed, guiding a strap that hangs from the yellow crane arm marked MAX 4T. The truck sides are teal and rusted.A night-time photograph of a temple idol-shifting scene on a flatbed truck bed strewn with straw. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron waist cloth kneels at the base, reaching toward a black stone idol and a grey stone plinth. Behind him, a standing man in white clothes holds a large dark stone deity murti in the background, and a yellow crane hook hangs above. Several dark stone lingam-shaped forms and a grey stone block sit on the straw, with small flames flickering near the base.A night-time photograph of two men handling a large grey stone object on a bed of straw in the open back of a flatbed truck. A crane hook with a rope sling hangs above. The man on the left, in white clothes and a sash, kneels and grips the stone with both hands; the man on the right, in white with an orange sash and a beaded rudraksha mala, bends forward to guide the load. Stone bases and a bronze statue foot lie nearby, and a metal lamp stand is visible at right, consistent with idols being moved.April 06 20122012-04-06A man in an orange-and-white striped shirt and white trousers bends over a row of black stone Shivalingas set on yoni pedestals on a tiered brick and concrete platform with a white metal railing. He is working with a mound of grey wet material, pressing it into a round mould or basin, while a bowl of the same material sits in the foreground. Several other black lingams stand around him, and a red cylindrical tool lies beside the basin.A night-time photograph of a temple idol move. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala looks toward the camera while standing beside an open truck bed. In the truck, a dark stone deity murti of a multi-armed seated figure is being carefully handled, with several dark stone shivalinga-shaped pieces on circular bases placed on straw. A second man in white dhoti with an orange waist cloth bends over the straw, working among the stones. Dry straw covers the truck bed, and a white wall and dark trees are visible in the background.Inside the open back of a truck at night, several men in white shirts and white dhotis-style clothing handle stacked stone slabs, a blue metal platform and wrapped bundles. In the right foreground, tall brass oil lamps with tiered plates stand on the truck bed, one lamp wrapped with white cloth. The men are moving and loading temple furnishings and stone pieces, with dim lighting and a dark background.Night photograph on a flatbed truck bed loading a dark stone deity murti seated in a meditative pose. Four men in white dhoti and shirt with orange sashes handle the statue; the standing man at right wears orange shawl and glasses, another bends at the centre, and a figure in a striped top sits atop the truck. A large cylindrical stone block and a rust-brown wooden crate lie on the bed. The truck sides are weathered teal metal.