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Overhead view of a mould being prepared on reddish-brown soil. A hand with a red thread bracelet rests on a pale grey-beige slab at the top left, while a dark brown, moulded or cast material lies over the centre. A torn tan cardboard or paper sheet, marked with faint blue and red lines, curls at right. Another person's hand and a patterned cloth edge appear at the bottom. No people are visible in full, and no a person candidate is present.

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A photograph of a buried, decayed cardboard box and a dark, deteriorated wrapped object lying in reddish-brown soil. Torn cardboard flaps are folded back, and a blue-ruled rectangle with faint red marking is visible on the cardboard. A partial hand is visible at the bottom edge. No ritual, deity or a person is visible in the frame.2011-09-20September 20 20112011-09-20April 05 20082008-04-05A large weathered stone sculpture lies partly excavated in reddish-brown soil. It appears to be a broken or unearthed carved stone object, with a dark, smooth patch and wire tied around its surface. A bare foot is visible at the top left edge and a metal pipe runs along the top of the frame. The scene looks like an archaeological or site-clearing excavation. No people are clearly visible apart from the partial foot.2013-07-14A close photo of a shallow, mould-like clay form half-buried in reddish-brown soil, its inner surface smooth and sculpted, its outer rim coated in white plaster or lime. A bare forearm in a white sleeve reaches in from the right, fingers resting near the edge, with a ring on one finger. A cardboard edge is visible at the upper left. No people in ritual activity or identifiable figures are shown.2011-09-20July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of a wooden mould or frame filled with wet grey clay or mud, lying on reddish-brown earth. A bare arm and hand, with dried pale clay on the forearm, press into the surface to shape it. The frame has pale paper or cardboard lining and blue marks on its wooden edge.2011-09-20June 30 20132013-06-30April 05 20082008-04-05October 22 20112011-10-22A photograph of a craftsman's hands working on a cast of a small figure in a dark brown, glossy material on a rough concrete block. The figure appears to be a sculpted deity murti being shaped or finished from a mold or wax-like cast, with a dark grey backing sheet beneath it. The man wears a blue and white checked lungi-style cloth and holds a thin tool near the piece. Sandy ground and a white cloth lie in the background.2013-06-17Close view of a large weathered reddish-brown stone object partly buried in loose tan-brown earth. The rough rounded stone has a dark, blackened, pitted patch on its upper surface, with thin wire or metal strands wrapped and running across it. Another stone shape lies beside it, with sand and soil around both. No people are visible.2013-07-14