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A photograph of a yellow mobile crane lifting a dark stone or metal statue by a sling and hook outdoors. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers stands with his back to the camera, watching the lift. Green trees, shrubs with red flowers, a street lamp and a hill sit in the background under a pale sky. The statue appears to be a seated deity murti being moved during temple construction work.

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A dark stone seated deity murti is being lifted by a yellow mobile crane with a sling and hook, set down onto a red-brown earth excavation beside a red-and-white marker. Two men stand at right: one in a white shirt and white lungi, the other in a striped shirt and checked lungi, both watching the work. Stacked timber logs and a pile of rough stones lie at left among green shrubs with pink flowers and a wooded hill behind.2012-10-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a large dark bronze-coloured or black stone deity murti being lifted by a crane. The statue is seated, with a raised arm and a backrest, hanging from straps and a hook attached to an orange crane boom. Green hillside forest and a rocky outcrop fill the background, with leafy branches in the right foreground and a street lamp at lower left. No people are visible.2012-10-17A yellow JCB backhoe loader with its boom raised stands on red dirt at a construction site, lifting a dark stone deity murti by a sling hanging from its hook. Behind it are a corrugated orange shed, a red umbrella, scattered rubble and stone blocks, and forested hills under hazy sky. Dark statues sit on a low platform to the right, and the scene shows temple construction work.2012-10-17A dark bronze or stone seated deity murti is suspended by ropes from a crane hook against a pale sky, with green trees and a hillside behind. The figure sits in a meditative pose on a square pedestal and is being lifted for installation. A small street lamp stands at left and pink flowering vines appear at the edge of the frame.2012-10-17Photo 11730969A dark stone deity murti, seated on a square base, is suspended from a yellow crane hook against a pale blue sky with wispy clouds. The figure appears to be a seated deity with a raised arm holding an object, and the crane's yellow boom and pulley block frame the lifting. A red flag edge is visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the scene.2012-10-17Outdoors on dry, dusty open ground under a hazy sky, a crane's yellow-and-black striped hook lifts a large gilded deity murti wrapped in black cloth. The murti hangs from the hook above a flat base. On the right, a man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl stands on a decorated wooden platform with ornate carved sides and a gilded arched canopy, reaching toward the statue. Three women in white clothing and a child in red shirt walk and watch on the ground. Trees and low buildings sit in the background.A photograph of a large yellow and black crane boom lifting a gilded deity murti by a hook at an open dusty ground. The murti is wrapped in a dark cloth and hangs over a decorated platform with colourful carved ornaments and a figure in white dress with an orange shawl. Several people stand on the dusty ground, including a man in an orange robe on the left, a woman in white on the left, a child in a red top, and two women in white and light clothing in the centre. Trees, low white buildings and hazy sky are behind them. The scene shows the idol being moved during shifting work.Outdoor temple-construction yard with a yellow crane lifting a large dark stone deity murti by slings. A man in a white head cloth, white shirt and checked lungi stands among straw-wrapped black stone sculptures of deities and figures, some on pedestals, with white pillars, grass and trees behind.2012-10-17 +1 copiesA yellow JCB Liftall telescopic crane lifts a dark stone deity murti by a sling at an outdoor construction site with red earth. Two people in saffron clothing stand near the crane's base, and a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands at right beside a row of carved stone figures and a pedestal. Behind the site are a corrugated metal shed and a forested hillside.2012-10-17A large grey stone deity murti. A few people walk around the area, including a man in white shirt and white dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style mala on the right, and several people in white and orange clothing stand in the background near a low wall and sheds under tall trees and palms.2006-12-22June 10 20042004-06-10