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A photograph of a craftsman crouching barefoot on a concrete floor, carving intricate scrollwork and floral relief patterns into a dark stone slab with a hammer and chisel. He wears a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti with a red border. Scattered yellow leaves lie on the stone, and tools and cloth lie in the background of a workshop. No swami is visible in this sculpting scene.

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A barefoot man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white vest crouches on a concrete floor, working on a flat golden-brown metal sheet with a repoussé floral pattern, pressing it with his hand. Around him lie metal tools, a small anvil-like block, a crumpled paper bag, scrap newspaper and a carved gilded wooden panel leaning against the wall at right. A white wooden bench stands at left. The setting is a workshop-like room used for craft work.2009-09-22September 22 20092009-09-22October 22 20112011-10-22December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesJuly 25 20072007-07-25December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesNovember 20 20062006-11-20A photograph of a craftsman seated cross-legged on a rough wooden platform under a corrugated metal roof, working on a large gold-coloured relief panel. He wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a metal tool, chiselling or finishing the embossed surface. In the foreground a gilded relief with figures and ornamental border lies on a dark workbench, with more tools scattered beside it. A second person in striped clothing is partly visible at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2013-07-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on a concrete floor, working on a wooden board with a hammer and chisel. He wears a white sleeveless vest and a green and black checked lungi, with his back to the camera. Scattered nails, loose paper scraps and a partly carved wooden piece lie around him, with a white plastic chair and a red gas cylinder in the background.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA man sitting on the floor works on a large carved metal plate with a hammer and chisel. He wears a light blue checked shirt and grey trousers, with a red thread tied on his wrist. His bare feet rest on the plate, which shows raised ornamental relief patterns with dark patina. The concrete floor and dim workshop setting are visible around him. No deity form or ritual is clearly depicted.2009-06-27A man in a white sleeveless vest and blue-and-white checked lungi sits crouched on a concrete floor, chiselling a bronze-coloured lotus-petalled base with a small hammer and tool in his right hand while steadying the piece with his left. A wristwatch is visible on his left wrist. Around him lie scattered iron tools, chisels and nails, a wooden board, a blue woven sack, a yellow bag and coiled wires. The work appears to be metal casting finishing at a sacred arts workshop.2006-12-10 +1 copiesJuly 20 20092009-07-20