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Photo of two young men working outdoors under a shaded roof beside a road, carving a large wooden lion-like vahana with a curled tail. The man on the right, in a white sleeveless vest and grey trousers with a wristwatch, rests his arm on the carving and holds a tool. The man on the left, in a white vest and green checked lungi, stands beside the carving. A wooden workbench in front holds chisels and tools, and wood shavings lie on the ground. A green-painted section of the carved figure is visible, with a stone wall and gate behind.

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Two workmen carve a wooden vahana, a white-painted animal sculpture with green detailing, mounted on a low wooden workbench outdoors under a tree. The man on the left, in a green checked lungi and white sleeveless vest, leans over the carving with both hands while the man on the right, in a white vest with a thin cord necklace, works with tools beside him. Scattered wood shavings, a plastic bag, paint cans and chisels surround the bench, with a paved road and a passing motorcycle in the background.Two carved lion vahana sculptures stand on wooden carrying platforms outdoors at a workshop. The left lion is unpainted white-washed wood with a curled tail and open mouth; the right lion is partly finished, with green paint on its mane and fur and metal ring fittings on the wooden platform. Carving tools, a wrench and wood shavings lie on the ground and platform. A road and a white boundary wall are visible behind. No people are present.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityDecember 16 20092009-12-16Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityOutdoors at a rural site with thatched huts, palm trees and a red-and-white fence, three men examine a long, smooth wooden instrument resting on a plank table, with a copper-banded end; a flat carved wooden piece lies in front. On the left, a bare-torsoed man in a white vest and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet and gestures toward the instrument. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti watches, and a young man in a red striped shirt with a thin chain stands at right. A partly visible fourth person is behind them. No distinctive a person cues are visible; the scene reads as a workshop or craft setting.2009-12-19Two young men sit on the concrete floor of an open workshop carving a wooden piece with chisels and mallets. The man on the left wears a white sleeveless vest and checked lungi and steadies the wooden block with his hands. The man on the right wears a grey sleeveless vest and checked lungi and strikes the wood with a small mallet. Shavings and wood offcuts lie around them. Behind them, a third worker in a white vest works at another piece, and carved stone panels and a terracotta pot are visible against a block wall.2006-12-10A photo of three men carving a large pale wooden figure of a seated bull. The man on the left in a white dhoti with yellow borders and a white shirt uses a chisel on the sculpture. The central figure in a grey-striped shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder sits in the background with a tool. The man on the right in a white shirt and white shorts hammers a wooden mallet against the carving. Green and blue pencil guidelines mark the wood, and wooden beams frame the scene.2009-12-16Two men sit on the floor of a workshop working on a wooden object with a metal tool. The man on the left wears a white sleeveless vest and a blue-and-white checked lungi and presses a rounded metal piece against carved wood. The man on the right wears a grey sleeveless vest and checked lungi, holds a small hammer and chisel, and has a red thread on his wrist. A green plastic bottle sits on the concrete floor behind them, with wooden planks and metal scraps around. Carved wooden panels lie in the foreground.2006-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 16 20092009-12-16Two men work on a large carved wooden structure on a concrete floor in an open workshop. The man on the left wears a white sleeveless vest and checked lungi and bends over the wooden piece; the man on the right wears a grey sleeveless vest and checked shorts and kneels, holding a small tool. The wooden piece is a rounded, arched panel with raised carved moulding and a finial-like ornament. Scattered wood shavings, hand tools, a green plastic bottle and carved wooden fragments surround them, and a third worker in a white vest is partly visible in the background near a stacked pile of carved panels.2006-12-10 +1 copies