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A photograph of two grey carved stone pieces lying on sand beside a wooden plank, bound together by a pale blue webbing strap. Engraved scrollwork decorates the stones. A person in blue jeans and sandals, with a beaded bracelet, holds the stones steady with their hands. Wooden crates and dry leaves lie nearby on the ground.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts University +1 copiesA photograph of a large dark grey stone object resting in an open wooden crate on sandy ground. The carved stone has a rounded base, a flat top with a raised edge, a central circular hole, and a tapering lobed projection on one side, resembling a carved yoni-shaped or pedestal piece. A bare-legged person in a blue checked lungi stands at the left edge of the frame. Wooden crates and slatted planks are stacked behind. A small purple logo appears at the top right and a red timestamp at the lower left.A photograph of workers packing a stone carved piece into a wooden crate outdoors among palm trees and shrubs. A shirtless worker in a white vest and a blue cap lifts a grey stone slab on a strap over an open crate. Another worker in a checked shirt and light blue lungi stands at the crate's side, and a third in a white vest and green lungi holds the other end. At the left edge, a person in white dhoti and orange shawl bends toward the crate. Stacked empty wooden crates surround them on sandy ground. +1 copiesA photograph of a large grey carved stone object, shaped like a rounded bowl or yoni-like form with a central hole, packed inside a rough wooden crate lined with planks. A bare foot and a patterned blue-and-white cloth sleeve of a person are visible at the lower left edge, partly cut off by the frame. The crate sits on a sandy ground with more wooden planks stacked behind it. The stone object is the main subject, being prepared for shipping.A close photograph of two hands working on a black stone object set into a pale stone mould on sandy ground. The left hand, wearing a blue and white checked shirt and red beaded wrist bands, presses or shapes the dark material, while the right hand, with a black bangle, rests beside it. Nearby lie a loose white cloth strip and a small paper packet, and a second pale stone block sits at the edge. The lower body of a seated man in a checked lungi is partly visible, with no face shown. No a person figure is visible.2013-06-17A photograph of a grey-black stone or metal mass set in a rectangular pale cement or plaster mould on a dusty ground. Rust-coloured stains and scattered debris surround it. At the top right, a man in a blue and white checked lungi and a dark-skinned hand reach into the frame, holding a white cloth strap. A blue pipe lies at the left edge. The scene looks like an archaeological or construction-site excavation rather than a ritual event, and no person resembling a person is visible.2013-06-172007 Glimpses-from-Various-EventsA photograph of many identical grey-black clay or stone molds or moulds arranged in rows on freshly dug reddish-brown earth, with dry grass and a wire fence in the background. Each mould has a bell or flame-like top with a round stamped emblem on its face and a stepped circular base. No people are visible.Night photograph inside the open back of a truck with blue-painted metal sides and straw spread on the floor. Two men in plain white dhotis and white shirts work together to lower a large stone deity murti, which is held by a rope from an overhead hook. The man on the left leans over the statue with his hands on it, while the man on the right, wearing an orange sash at the waist, steadies the stone.December 17 20092009-12-17April 06 20082008-04-06