Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A man in a white sleeveless vest and green checked lungi sits cross-legged on a rubble-strewn ground, chiselling a grey stone block with a hammer and chisel. He wears dark-rimmed glasses and a thin chain necklace. Around him lie scattered stone chips, larger cut stone blocks, a carved stone piece with a curved edge, and a plastic bottle beside a tree trunk. The scene reads as stone carving work in progress.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photo of a man sitting cross-legged on a stone ledge in an outdoor stone-carving yard, working a small carved stone with a hammer and chisel. He wears black-rimmed glasses, a white sleeveless vest, a gold chain and a green checked lungi, and is barefoot. Around him lie rough granite blocks, stone rubble, a carved stone urn or basin, a stone elephant figure at the top left, a tree trunk and scattered tools including a mallet and a plastic bottle.A barefoot craftsman in a white sleeveless undershirt and blue-and-white checked lungi leans over a block of pale white stone, carving an ornate scrolled and pillared architectural element with a small chisel. A red-and-blue metal container and a metal tool lie on the dusty floor. Behind him, in dim light beneath a thatched roof, a large white sculpture of a figure with multiple arms is partly visible.A worker in a plaid shirt and dark head-wrap chisels carved ornamental scrollwork into a large grey stone block at an outdoor construction site. He holds a wooden-handled mallet and chisel. Behind him, blue tarpaulin shelter, stacked timber and bamboo poles, and bare earth suggest ongoing build work. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-19Outdoor stone workshop on bare ground with scattered granite and marble offcuts. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and blue checked lungi, sits cross-legged and grinds a stone block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him another man in a tan cloth grinds a stone piece. Nearby lie chisels, hammers, a power strip and trailing electrical cords, and a tall pale stone pillar stands at left. The scene shows stone carving work in progress for temple or sculptural pieces.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityOutdoor stone-carving workshop among many unfinished white and grey granite sculptures, including elephant and lion-like forms and carved pillars. In the foreground, an older man with white beard and head wrapped in a peach-coloured cloth, wearing a peach t-shirt and peach waist cloth, crouches while grinding a granite block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him, a younger man in a white t-shirt and lavender shorts sits and strikes a stone with a hammer and chisel. A standing figure in a pink top is partly visible at the upper right. Dark granite panels with carved relief lie at the left edge.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA man in a blue and white checked shirt and white dhoti sits on the ground at a dusty construction site, striking a metal rod with a hammer while holding it steady on a concrete block. Scattered iron rods and pipes lie nearby, along with a small metal bucket and rough red soil and stones. No one else is visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2006-12-19December 06 20092009-12-06Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityDecember 22 20062006-12-22