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A photograph taken inside a large open workshop with a corrugated roof and tiled floor, cluttered with carved stone and wooden sculptures, pots and tools. Four men in rust-red and gold-bordered dhotis stand at a small wooden table with an orange cloth, a brass lamp and incense smoke. The foremost man, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, bends over a small wooden platform decorated with white flowers and pours or sprinkles from a small brass vessel. Behind him an older bare-chested man with a grey beard and mala stands beside a standing man holding incense, and a man with glasses at right holds a bell-like object. Brass lamps and metal items sit on shelves at right, and a yellow bucket is at lower centre.

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September 28 20152015-09-28A photograph inside a large workshop filled with stone and wooden sculptures, statues and carved objects on shelves and tables. In the foreground a man in rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow sash and a gold pendant on a chain holds a small white flower and a small brass vessel over a wooden plank, with a small object placed on the plank. Beside him an older bearded man in a red shawl and a bald younger man in red-and-gold robes stand near a table draped in orange cloth holding brass lamps and vessels. At the far right a man in red-and-gold robes with rudraksha beads and folded hands stands near a carved wooden stand. A plain stone pillar and a hanging tarpaulin fill the left side. The scene suggests a puja at a workshop, with people performing offerings among the statues.2015-09-28A photo taken inside a large workshop hall with open steel roof trusses and stacks of carved stone and wooden sculptures, pillars and temple fittings. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a reddish-brown dhoti with gold border and a long beaded rudraksha mala stands at a low wooden stand, pressing small white flowers or petals onto a stone. Behind him, three other men in similar red and gold dhotis, one with a shaved head and white beard, stand near a red-draped side table holding brass lamps and a small brass vessel. Wooden carvings and a wooden chair frame stand to the right, and a yellow bucket sits low to the left.2015-09-28September 28 20152015-09-28September 28 20152015-09-28Indoor temple-style worship in a workshop-like hall with a bare tiled floor and shelves of brass and stone objects. Four men in red-orange and saffron robes stand around a dark wooden deity murti with multiple heads. The central priest, wearing glasses, a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured shawl, holds a brass bell and a brass vessel while a thin smoke rises nearby. A man at left has his palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-striped cloth. A small side table holds a brass bowl of white flowers and offering vessels on an orange cloth. Nothing in this image indicates a person's presence.2015-09-28A photograph of four priests in reddish-maroon and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl robes performing a puja in a workshop-like hall with cream walls and metal ritual items stacked on shelves behind them. In the foreground a priest with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other, while a priest on the left stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A middle priest holds his hands together over smoke, and a fourth priest stands at the right edge. On a low table draped in orange cloth sit brass vessels, a red bowl and a small dish of offerings. In the right foreground, dark wooden carved deity murti and a ceremonial lamp stand are visible.2015-09-28A photograph inside a workshop-like hall with a tiled floor and shelves of metal statues and lamps behind. Two priests in rust-red dhoti-style robes with gold borders stand at a small table with a brass plate, a brass vessel and a lamp, smoke rising from a lamp. The foremost priest, on the left, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red-and-gold wrap and a gold pendant. The central priest, bald and bespectacled, wears a black rudraksha mala and holds a brass bell and a ritual implement while facing a dark stone deity murti with multiple heads. Two other robed figures stand in the background.2015-09-28A photo of a ritual worship scene in a workshop-like hall with a tiled floor and cabinets of brass objects behind. Four priests in saffron-red dhotis with yellow borders and rudraksha malas stand around a small wooden table draped in orange cloth. The man on the left, in a brown-gold shawl, holds his palms together in namaskar. The central priest, wearing glasses and a bare chest with a mala, pours or holds a brass vessel near a lit oil lamp and a plate of offerings, with incense smoke rising. Behind them, a dark bronze murti of a multi-headed deity stands on a stone base at the right edge. Abhishekam or puja is being performed.2015-09-28September 28 20152015-09-28September 28 20152015-09-28September 28 20152015-09-28