A photograph of an empty handloom weaving workshop with two large wooden loom frames side by side. Warp threads hang in long pale bundles from the frames, and a folded cloth or sack hangs from the beam above. The floor is bare, cracked earth, and the walls are plain and worn. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of an empty handloom weaving workshop with two large wooden loom frames side by side. Warp threads hang in long pale bundles from the frames, and a folded cloth or sack hangs from the beam above. The floor is bare, cracked earth, and the walls are plain and worn. No people are visible.

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