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A photograph of an outdoor workshop where a large pale clay sculpture is being prepared, wrapped in wire mesh and suspended by chains from above. A man in a bright green t-shirt and checked lungi stands at left, holding a long metal rod against the sculpture. At right, another man in a blue shirt and checked lungi leans in with a rod. A third man in a white vest lies or crouches on top of the sculpture at the upper centre. The ground is red earth scattered with clay chunks, and a pipe lies near the base. The sculpture appears to be a rough, unfinished figure of a deity murti being formed on the ground.

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A photograph of workers at an outdoor clay-casting site lifting a large rounded clay mould out of a pit with chains and long wooden poles. Four men in lungis and shirts strain on the poles, one in a green shirt, one in a blue shirt and one in a grey shirt, while a man with a red headcloth sits near the pit. Smoke and fire burn in the background beside pots and a stool, under palm trees and a thatched shelter. No a person candidate is visible.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph taken at night in a dim workshop showing a partially built sculpture of a deity figure being lifted by a chain hoist. The rough pinkish-white plaster-and-brick form hangs from a green pulley block, with a tangle of exposed grey wire mesh and rebar spilling around it and pale debris scattered on the concrete floor. Three men sit or stand in the background at left and centre, one in a blue checked lungi, watching and holding the rope. A bright ceiling light and a partial purple logo appear at upper right. The scene shows the making of a temple sculpture, not a finished murti.Outdoor photo of workers at a dirt excavation site unearthing a large pale plaster-covered stone or clay form with three round holes on its face. Two men in the foreground crouch and dig with tools, one wearing a checked shirt and plaid lungi, the other a yellow plaid shirt. Two more men stand behind a horizontal metal pipe, one in a green sleeveless vest and lungi, the other in a blue checked cloth. Brown earth surrounds the scene, and the form appears to be a statue being exhumed or prepared for shipment in a workshop setting.Close photograph of a partially excavated object in red-brown soil: a cracked, clay-coloured form, possibly a broken statue or pot, wrapped in tangled wire and dark charcoal-like debris. A person's hand, adorned with gold bangles, reaches in from the upper left, and a bare foot is visible at the upper right. Scattered gravel and crumbled earth surround the find.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of a clay or plaster sculpture partly buried in reddish-brown earth, shaped as a large rounded form with three circular holes on its upper surface and scored lines across its surface. Several workers stand or crouch around it: a man in a yellow checked shirt and plaid lungi kneels at right, holding a digging tool, while others in lungis and a teal shirt stand at the left and top. A metal pipe lies across the background. The scene appears to be an outdoor mould or statue being excavated or prepared.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a broken, earthen-coloured clay or stone statue lying on reddish-brown soil and rubble, partly excavated. Wire mesh and rusted metal rods protrude from the cracked body, and dark charred material shows at one end. Two people are partly visible at the edges: a man on the left wearing white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and gold bangle, using a blue-handled tool to chip at the figure, and another person's hand on the right holding a small tool. Bare feet and a sandal appear near the lower left.2013-07-14A photograph taken at night in a dirt-floored workspace where men are excavating a large pale white stone or plaster sculpture partly buried in sand. Two men in white shirts and lungi-style cloths kneel and dig, one using a shovel and the other a trowel, beside a large whitish head or torso-like form lying in the pit. Behind them a brick-lined pit or kiln structure stands, with other men in white dhotis and checked lungis standing in the background amid scattered bricks, rubble and sacks. No readable deity identity is clear from the visible sculpture, which is partly unfinished or buried. No a person candidate is visibly present in the scene.2013-09-16