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Two men kneel on dusty red earth shaping a long mud or clay form laid on a grey concrete slab. The man on the left wears a white striped shirt and light trousers and presses clay with his hand. The younger man on the right wears a grey striped shirt and checked lungi and smooths the clay along its length. A yellow bucket, red bricks, a blue-handled hacksaw and scattered stone chips lie nearby, with rubble and a small fire residue in the background. No deity or a person depiction is visibly identifiable in the scene, and the pictured activity is sculpting work rather than satsang or ritual.

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June 05 20132013-06-05June 05 20132013-06-05Three young men work outdoors on bare red earth beside a pile of rough grey granite blocks. The man on the left, in a white short-sleeved shirt and light grey trousers, crouches barefoot while pressing wet grey material. The man on the right, in a striped shirt and checked lungi-style cloth, shapes a curved wet clay form on a concrete base. A third man in a white shirt crouches behind them. A yellow bucket sits on the ground, with broken red bricks and scattered stones around. No ritual or festival activity is visible, and no recognizable a person figure appears in the scene.2013-06-05Two unfinished clay sculptures of seated figures are being modelled on a metal work table outdoors, in front of a red-brown wooden door and a grey metal cabinet. The left figure is a dull grey-brown clay torso and head with legs crossed, held up by a pale brick. The right figure is a warm orange-brown clay seated figure with arms extended, resting on a white cloth. Three men stand behind: one in a white shirt with a light check pattern, one in a blue-and-white striped shirt, and one in a white shirt with a badge. Modelling tools lie on the table.2013-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph of children and young men working on a bare concrete floor in an unfinished room. On a brown cardboard sheet a boy in a checked shirt and grey trousers crouches over a small clay figure, while a boy in a yellow shirt and light shorts kneels beside him. A young man in white kurta sits on a blue mat near a blue plastic bottle and a white bag of clay, and an adult in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right, his hands dusted with clay. Wet clay and small clay objects lie on the cardboard. A plastic chair is visible at upper left.2007-05-01May 18 20142014-05-18Two men sit barefoot on bare ground working on a metal sculpture. The man on the left wears a white shirt and light blue jeans and uses a chisel-like tool on the metal. The man on the right wears a teal-grey shirt, a mustard-yellow dhoti with yellow border, and a red thread on his wrist, holding a hammer. Behind them sit sacks, copper-coloured pots and other tools on the dusty ground. No deity form is clearly identifiable from this view.2009-12-13A photograph of two boys kneeling barefoot on a bare concrete floor in a plain, unfurnished hall, shaping clay figures on flat brown boards. The boy in the front wears a light grey-blue shirt and orange name tag; the boy beside him wears a white-and-green checked shirt and a white name tag. Lumps of wet clay, a blue plastic sheet, a white plastic bag and an orange plastic cup lie on the floor, and partly visible people stand at the edges of the frame, one in a pink outfit and another in yellow.2007-05-01September 20 20062006-09-20June 08 20132013-06-08A close photo of two hands shaping a small dark clay figurine of a standing seated-style human figure with outstretched arms. One hand holds the figure steady while the other, holding a reddish-brown wooden modelling tool, carves fine lines along its torso and drapery. A second, partly formed clay piece lies on the grey surface in the background, and a white cloth with a red-and-black edge is visible at the right. No physical person is visible beyond the hands, and the figure is a sculpture, not a person depiction.2013-07-11Two men work together on an unfinished clay bust of a male head with a smooth face and short hair, set on a rough clay base. The older man on the left has white hair, a white beard, wire-rimmed glasses and a white shirt, and he shapes the ear with his right hand, which wears a gold ring and a steel bracelet. The younger man on the right wears a yellow-and-white checked shirt and a lanyard badge, has a short moustache, and a red-and-white tilak mark on his forehead; he steadies the head with both hands. Behind them are a dark curtain and red-painted walls.2006-09-20