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A photograph of a large warehouse-style hall with a corrugated metal roof, fluorescent tube lights and exposed red steel beams. Rows of bronze and gilded metal deity statues line the floor, including a dancing Nataraja-style figure within an arched prabhavali, a standing bronze figure, and a seated golden figure in the lower right. In the left foreground a large bronze seated figure with an ornate crown and raised hands is partly visible. Several people walk through the aisle: a few wear saffron/orange robes, one wears a black head covering and red garment, and one man in white clothes stands near the centre. The scene appears to be a workshop or storage area for statues.

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March 04 20162016-03-04A photograph inside a large open-sided workshop hall with a corrugated roof and fluorescent lights, its floor paved with grey tiles. Rows of finished brass and bronze deity statues on wooden bases fill the floor, including standing figures, a seated figure and a cobra-hooded image. On the left a green wooden palanquin or ratha stands beside a shelf with a garland. Several men in traditional dhotis stand in the middle distance; one wears a blue shirt and holds a camera, another wears a red and gold shawl, and a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2014-10-12November 26 20142014-11-26A photograph inside a workshop with fluorescent lights and a corrugated metal roof, where a large bronze seated figure in prayer pose hangs from a chain hoist. A tall man with long dreadlocks and a beard wears a rust-red robe and stands at right, facing the statue. Several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand near the statue, and a man in a white shirt and white trousers and a man in a white dhoti with gold border stand nearby. Wooden tables display gilded and golden deity sculptures and ornaments in the background.2017-03-26A covered workshop filled with large bronze and brass deity statues on red wooden bases. In the centre, a tall Nataraja-style dancing Shiva figure stands within an ornate ring of flame-like arch, its arms raised. To the left, a large golden-brown standing male statue wears a short dhoti-style garment. Behind them, seated and standing figures, a kalasha-like pot and a crowned deity murti line the shelves, with metal chains and a black pole on the right. No people are visible.2014-08-24A photograph inside a long, low-roofed workshop lit by overhead tube lights, with a brick-paved central aisle. Along both sides stand rows of finished and unfinished deity murtis and ritual figures, many gold-toned or reddish, placed on wooden bases and tables. Near the centre-right a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands beside the figures, with a second worker in white further down the aisle. On the left, the edge of a person in white clothing is visible in the foreground, next to workbenches holding tools, cloth and a few small objects. Machinery and a wooden framework are visible on the left. Sheet-metal roofing and mesh-covered side windows frame the space.2014-11-26A photograph inside a high-roofed workshop with red steel trusses, where a crowd of visitors stands in a line watching a guide. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red garment with yellow borders, wearing a red-beaded necklace and red bangles, gestures outward with her arm toward a large polished brass deity statue on the right, a female figure with a crown and jewelry. Several people in white clothing, green and striped shirts stand among the visitors, including a young boy in a striped yellow-green shirt and a small child in a dark sweater. Hanging chains and a hoist hook appear on the left, with a bronze metalwork piece in the lower left corner and other brass statues along the right. A workman in a white shirt sits near the back right.2015-02-01March 26 20172017-03-26February 01 20152015-02-01A large covered workshop hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent lights, filled with brass deity murti and ceremonial metal figures on wooden and red bases. Several men in traditional dress walk across a brick-paved floor; one in front wears a rust-orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, another in a blue shirt and white dhoti stands nearby, and a figure in an orange saffron wrap stands on the right near a row of statues. A green wooden palanquin-style frame and a large ornate golden figure appear on the left. Workers appear to be inspecting or handling the metalwork.2014-10-12August 23 20152015-08-23April 24 20192019-04-24