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A photograph of a workshop floor with wet dark clay or mould being worked on. Gold-coloured ornamental metal borders with scrolling foliate patterns lie on the dark moulded surface. A rusty metal stand with thin legs stands over the clay, and a yellow and red gas cylinder with a hose sits at the left. Plastic containers and a stone block are visible. At the right, a person in white trousers and sandals stands partly cropped at the top edge. Dirt floor and straw surround the work area.

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September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesSeveral embossed brass or gold-toned metal panels lie flat on a grey, dusty stone or concrete surface. The sheets are worked with repoussé floral scrolls, leaf patterns, geometric borders and curved bird or peacock-like motifs. A thin cable runs across the upper left panels. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears; the scene shows decorative metalwork.2013-07-14Making Of Sacred Arts University +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts University +1 copiesA craftsman in a light blue checked shirt kneels on a dirt floor, hammering and chiselling a copper repoussé panel with ornate scrolling leaf and floral patterns. A red thread is tied on his wrist, and a line of gold-coloured inlay runs along the panel. Hammers and a wooden block lie nearby, and bare feet are visible at the left edge. Ritual metalwork is being prepared in a workshop setting, with no a person candidate visible.2009-11-20Close-up photo of an artisan's hands working on a large embossed brass sheet. The worker wears a blue patterned cloth and grips a hammer and chisel, striking a punch against ornate repoussé floral and bead-border motifs. Several steel tools lie scattered on the golden metal, with a reddish-brown leather or wood surface at the left edge. No person's face is visible.2009-09-22A craftsman crouches barefoot on a dirt floor outside an orange-washed building, working on a metal relief panel. He wears a blue and red striped shirt, white dhoti with green-edged border, a wristwatch and a ring. He holds chisels and punches against a sheet of embossed silver-toned metal with floral scrollwork, set on a dark wooden bench-like base. A yellow-collared gas cylinder with a hose stands at left, along with scattered tools and planks.2013-11-29August 06 20142014-08-06A craftsman in a light blue checked shirt kneels on a dirt floor, working on a copper sheet with embossed scrollwork and floral leaf patterns. Only his hand, forearm and a metal tool are visible, and the sheet is set on a rough, dusty surface with scraps and small fragments scattered around. A bare foot of another person is visible at the far left edge. The photo shows metalwork in progress, with a visible seam or join along the copper piece.2009-11-20July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesAn older woman in a white t-shirt and brown wrap sits cross-legged on a dirt floor in a dim workshop, working on a small copper-coloured metal object with fine wires and pliers. Around her lie hammers, tongs, a metal pot of liquid, clay vessels, copper pieces of deity and vahana forms, a plate-like copper piece, and loose wire. A bare-footed worker stands behind her near a stone block. No a person candidate is visible. +1 copiesWorkshop photo of temple chariot (ratham) wheel construction on a bare concrete floor. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts work around the parts; the man at right, in a white shirt and white dhoti, rests his hand on a large carved reddish-brown wooden wheel hub or cap. Nearby, wooden wheels with carved rims are set upright in wooden bases, with charred wooden logs, chisels, hammers and planks scattered across the floor. No a person candidate is visibly present.2006-09-19