A pink sheet with hand-drawn pencil and blue ink outlines of ornamental scroll and foliate motifs, laid on a gold-coloured metal tray or plate with a wavy edge, on a dusty concrete floor. The design is being sketched in symmetrical halves, with curling volutes and leaf-like forms. No people or deity figures are visible; the scene is a craft workshop preparing an ornamental piece. - Nithyanandapedia

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A pink sheet with hand-drawn pencil and blue ink outlines of ornamental scroll and foliate motifs, laid on a gold-coloured metal tray or plate with a wavy edge, on a dusty concrete floor. The design is being sketched in symmetrical halves, with curling volutes and leaf-like forms. No people or deity figures are visible; the scene is a craft workshop preparing an ornamental piece.

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