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Close photo of a child's hands shaping grey clay or mud on a pale speckled floor scattered with red and blue paint spots. The child wears a blue sweatshirt with light-blue cuffs and a gold-toned bangle, and a silver digital wristwatch on the other wrist. Bare feet are visible at the upper right. Only hands and feet of one person are shown, with no face visible.

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October 01 20102010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01Close view of two hands, one on each side of a lump of wet grey clay shaped into a small mound with a rounded knob on top, sitting on a pale concrete floor flecked with orange paint. The fingers, stained with clay, press and shape the mud, and a dark blue sleeve and a patterned shoe are visible at the edges.2010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01A photo of a child's hands shaping a lump of wet grey clay on a concrete floor. The child wears a white garment and a gold-toned bangle engraved with lettering on the left wrist. A metal fork lies at the left edge of the frame. The clay is being moulded into a rounded figure with a small raised top. No deity, a person or other person's face is visible, and no ritual setting is shown.2010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01Close photo of hands shaping a small lump of wet brown clay on a concrete floor. A child in denim shorts sits cross-legged, with gold bangles on the wrist, and an adult's hand with a gold bangle guides the clay. The clay is being formed into a small rounded figure, possibly a small deity murti, though its features are not clear. Two other hands and bare knees are visible at the edges. The clay and fingers are dirty with mud.2010-10-01October 01 20102010-10-01A young boy sits barefoot against an orange-painted wall, shaping a lump of grey clay in his hands. He wears a white long-sleeved top with blue paint smudges and grey trousers, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold bangle, and a rudraksha mala with a dark cord around his neck. He looks down intently at his work.2010-10-01Close overhead photograph of a wet grey clay mound shaped into a round base with a raised central cone, resting on a pale concrete floor. Fingers of several people are visible at the top and bottom edges, and wet clay splatters and a sheen of water surround the sculpture. Dark shadows fall across the right side of the frame.2010-10-01