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Close-up photo of two hands working reddish-brown clay or plaster on the base of a grey stone sculpture outdoors. A worker with a wooden-handled tool smooths a thick band of terracotta-coloured material along the stone ledge. A second wooden-handled trowel lies on the stone above, beside a sandy ground. No visible face or ceremonial figure; the scene shows sculptural finishing work.

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December 22 20062006-12-22Close photo of a craftsman's hands carving a pale stone block with a fine chisel. The worker wears a blue and white checked lungi and has a white stone dust coating on his hands and feet.July 20 20092009-07-20Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA close photograph of a sculptor's hands shaping a large mass of reddish-brown clay on a wooden workbench against a white wall. Two arms are visible at left, one hand pressing and smoothing the clay with a fingertip, while the clay body rises in rough, layered ridges toward the right. Pale wooden supports stand behind the clay, and a green-painted table leg is visible at the lower left. No people's faces are visible; the scene shows a murthy being modelled in clay. +1 copiesClose photograph of a person's hands shaping a large mass of reddish-brown clay. The fingers press and smooth the wet clay, which has a rough, layered texture. Behind it, two pale wooden poles stand upright against a plain light grey wall. Only the forearms and hands of one person are visible, with no face shown. +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityA large grey stone statue of a seated deity is being finished in an outdoor workshop. In the foreground a pair of hands in white cloth works on the statue base with carving tools, a chisel and a knife with wooden handles resting on the plinth. Behind, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white-clad man walk across dirt ground past rows of small painted deity statues on a table under a tin-roofed brick shed, with palm trees beyond.2006-12-22Close view of hands working on Shivling-shaped forms set in grey clay moulds on a dusty ground. A worker's bare arm, with a gold bangle on the wrist, presses a dark grey lingam into a flat yoni-shaped base, while a second lingam with a brick-textured surface sits beside it. Wet grey mud is smeared on the ground, and a wooden-handled tool lies among the pieces. No people are visible beyond the hands and forearms, and no a person is present.Close photo of two workers, seen from the arms and hands down to bare feet, preparing shivalingam-shaped stone pieces at a worksite. In the centre a grey Shiva lingam with a brick-like textured surface sits in a light grey yoni-shaped base, and a worker's hand steadies it while another hand holds a tool. Beside it a second lingam and base are in place. A hammer with a yellow handle lies at the top, and the ground is wet with grey mortar and debris. No a person candidate is visible.A 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.2013-07-11July 11 20132013-07-11