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A young man in a grey long-sleeved top with red side stripes and dark track pants bends over a workshop floor, hands pressed down on large white paper sheets with blue sketched designs. Behind him stands a grey steel safe with a silver handle. To the left, a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva figure with a flaming arch stands beside a bronze statue of a seated figure. Scattered papers, a metal bucket and a wooden mallet lie on the floor, and a wooden table is against the wall at right.

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June 17 20132013-06-17A young man in a grey shirt and dark green track pants with red and white stripes sits cross-legged on a concrete floor, bent over a large flat brass or copper sheet cut into a crescent shape. He is working on the metal with a tool in his right hand while steadying it with his left. Behind him stands a tall golden panel, a wooden stool with turned gold-painted legs sits to the right, and white plastic cups lie on the floor at left. The scene shows metal-crafting work in an ashram workshop area.2013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17A young man in a grey-green short-sleeved shirt and dark green lungi sits cross-legged on the floor of a plain room, bent over a flat sheet of paper with a blue-ink floral scroll design. He holds a small tool or pen against the paper with both hands. Behind him on a low wooden table stand brass figurines of deities, a steel tiffin-style container and sacks. Plastic sheets and a hammer lie on the floor.2013-06-17A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti sits on the floor sketching with a pencil on a sheet of paper resting on a clipboard. The drawing shows blue-ink scrollwork and curling motifs. Behind him is a bronze deity murti on a shelf and a white wall with a metal fixture at right. A man is the only physical person; no candidate for a person is visible.2013-06-17A close photo of a craftsman's hands tracing a blue ink design on a sheet of white paper laid over a reddish-brown wooden surface with a metallic edge at the bottom. The drawing shows swirling scrollwork and curling motifs in blue lines. No people are visible apart from the hands, which hold a pen or tool. The image shows an artisan preparing a decorative pattern, with no ritual, discourse or a person candidate visible.2013-06-17May 02 20122012-05-02A close photograph of a craftsperson's hand tracing a blue-ink scroll and cloud-like floral design onto a sheet of white paper laid over a reddish-brown metal surface with a gold-coloured edge. Only a hand and forearm are visible, with another person's foot at the top edge, so no face or a person candidate appears. The design appears to be a decorative motif prepared for metalwork or engraving.2013-06-17A photograph of a craftsman seated on a concrete floor in a bamboo-walled workshop, hammering a large curved golden metal panel with a wooden-handled mallet. He wears a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti with red stripes, with a thin orange wristband. Around him lie hammers, chisels, a wooden block, a blue toolbox, plastic bags of golden material and white sheets. The panel shows embossed scrollwork and a rim of studs.2009-07-20A man in an orange polo shirt and purple shorts crouches on a concrete floor in a dim workshop, using a hand polisher on a partly finished silver-grey statue of a deity lying on its side. The statue shows a bent leg and a multi-armed form with ornate carved details. Behind him are metal racks, a red cabinet and bare walls.A man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti with green border squats on a bare concrete floor, hammering and chasing a sheet of copper with a hand chisel and hammer. A red thread is tied on his wrist. Around him lie metal tools, a hammered copper bowl, stacked copper pots and wooden crates, and a concrete block wall stands behind. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows metal casting and craft work at a sacred arts setting.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA man in a white sleeveless vest stands behind a dark work table in a plain whitewashed room, holding up a small polished gold-coloured metal figure of a standing deity with a tall crown, a halo-like disc behind the head and raised arms holding objects. Around him on the table are rough brown clay or mud sculpture pieces, including a large clay figure with a curved trunk-like form, an elephant-headed or animal-headed form, and other unfinished limbs. An orange plastic bucket sits at left and a small fire or burning incense stick glows near the table's base. The scene shows an idol-making workshop with clay modelling and casting in progress.2013-06-24