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Interior of a workshop with a corrugated metal roof where deity statues and temple items are being prepared. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold shawl stands near a wooden palanquin-like stand with a long wooden pole, its surface scattered with red flower petals. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white shawl stands with palms joined in namaskar before a large gilded deity murti with an ornate golden crown and jewellery. Behind them, white-clad devotees and a woman in white stand among wooden platforms and gilded figures, including a golden deity statue, a white bull statue and a gold kalasha-shaped pillar. Brass lamps and gold ornaments lie on the table.

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August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph inside a workshop-style hall where a bronze deity murti in ornate crown and green-and-gold garment stands on a pedestal, with a golden kalasha-like base and gilded ornamental pieces around. A woman in an orange-red shawl and saffron-yellow dhoti holds a lit oil lamp in the foreground, while a row of men in white dhotis and shirts and maroon-saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A gilded wooden palanquin or ratha-style structure rests at left, and the scene is lit by overhead fluorescent tubes. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the role-based description stands.2014-08-06A photograph inside a workshop-like hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent tube lights, where a woman in a saffron-orange sari and matching shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a flaming oil lamp in her right hand and stands in front of gilded deity murtis and a golden palanquin-style stand. Behind her, several men in saffron robes and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and one man in white holds up a mobile phone. On the right, a large gilded deity murti with a tall crown and a green-and-gold garment is adorned with garlands, and small gold figures and a kalasha-like object sit on the left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting.2014-08-06A photograph inside a covered workshop-like hall during a temple-style ritual. A seated woman in a rust-red garment with a red shawl and gold-bordered skirt sits on a wooden platform before a row of gold brass ritual objects laid on a white cloth, with a kneeling devotee in white clothes in front. Around her, several people in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron and orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer. A large gold-painted nandi bull stands behind them, a gilded temple-shaped canopy and wooden palanquin-like structure sit in the middle, and gold deity murtis with flower petals on the floor are in the foreground. Two white ceramic-style cows and gold objects line the back wall.2014-08-06August 06 20142014-08-06Indoor workshop-like hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights, showing devotees at a Hindu temple-object setting. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left with hands joined in namaste beside a golden deity figure on a carved wooden stand. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha-style garlands, stand with palms together. A seated man in an orange-red robe with a red shawl sits center-left. Another man in a white dhoti lies prostrate on a white cloth in front of him. A large carved stone shrine or kalasha-topped structure and a white bull statue stand behind, with a golden deity figure in the right foreground. Brass ritual items and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2014-08-06