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Workers finishing a large gold-toned metal deity sculpture outdoors on a shaded ground, possibly at a workshop. A man in a grey t-shirt, plaid lungi and pink head wrap sits on a wooden crate operating a handheld angle grinder against the pedestal. Beside him a young man in a brown vest crouches and another worker in a pink head cloth reaches toward the base. A standing man in a white shirt with a gold bracelet looks on. Behind them stand polished brass figures including a seated goddess with bare arms and a smaller standing figure, on an ornate lotus-shaped base with decorative floral engraving.

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A man in a pink headwrap, grey-green t-shirt and blue checked lungi sits crouched while grinding or polishing a golden metal sculpture of a standing deity with raised hands. Behind the sculpture, a large round-based metal piece and wooden crates sit on a concrete floor in dappled shade, with other workers partly visible at the top edge. A tall metal cut-out panel with decorative pierced edges stands at the left. The scene shows metal finishing work on temple statuary.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityOctober 19 20132013-10-19Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityJune 06 20132013-06-06November 21 20142014-11-21A photograph taken under a white tarpaulin canopy at an outdoor workshop of a large metal deity murti, seated with a tall crown and ornate jewellery, alongside a second, smaller consort figure wearing a crown. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe and a white shirt stands with his hand on the murti, leaning in toward it. Nearby, an older man in a white shirt sits at the right edge with his back to the camera. Workers in plaid lungis and blue shirts stand in the background among trees and brick piles.2006-09-18A photograph of a large gilded metal figure being moved beneath a canvas tent. The bronze-gold female deity murti, wearing a tall crown and jewelled arm ornaments, is steadied by a chain while several men and boys in lungis, shirts and dhotis push and lift it with long wooden poles. Trees are visible behind the tent. The figure is a statue, not a person, and there is no visible a person candidate.2006-09-18Four men sit on a floor in a workshop crafting silver or metal relief panels with hand chisels and tools. Two men on the left and centre work on pieces resting on a wooden board and cloth; the man on the right in a striped shirt and orange lungi works on ornate silver-toned relief figures. Scattered metal tools lie on the floor, and a green industrial machine stands behind them against a white tiled wall.2013-06-25November 29 20132013-11-29October 22 20112011-10-22A photograph of a seated golden-brown metal deity murti, a goddess with an ornate crown, large earrings, a layered necklace and armlets, resting on a carved seat. Several men stand around it in lungis and checked cloths on a dirt floor, some barefoot, one wearing a dark top with a rust-coloured waist cloth. Behind them lie stone blocks and a large round stone slab. The scene appears to be an inspection of the deity in a temple setting.2006-09-18