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Black and white photographs of Hindu temple architecture and sculpture lie scattered on round woven palm-leaf plates amid debris on a dusty floor. Several prints show temple gopurams, a stone shrine with carved pillars, and carved sculptural panels. Around them are a folded red, yellow and green cloth, orange and black cardboard boxes, a blue Foster's beer carton, pottery shards and crumbled clay. No people are visible.

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2002 - Adi Kailash Kutir - first humble abode of The SPH in Adi KAILASAA rusty dark metal trunk or box filled with old, yellowed papers, a blueprint-style architectural drawing on white paper, a small blue-covered booklet and a pink printed sheet. The box sits on a floor strewn with scattered crumpled paper, cardboard and debris, with a wooden stick visible at right. No people are visible. Printed documents from an old archive are shown among the debris.A close-up photograph of a hand. The printed image shows a large group of people gathered outdoors near a building with a pointed roof, its figures too small and faded to pick out individual roles or clothing. Only the hand and the printed photo are clearly visible in the foreground, with a dark blurred background. The printed photo is held up to the camera, so the people in it are depictions, not physical people in this scene.2012-05-24A photograph of a ground-level cluster of old household items set against a weathered yellow-beige wall with green weeds growing at its base. In the foreground sit a large dark, cracked clay pot with a wide mouth, a stack of thin terracotta dishes with a tall hollow terracotta stand rising from them, several tall narrow terracotta chimney-like pieces, a blue plastic bucket with a handle, a dented black metal bucket and a dark metal basin. A small white ceramic cup and a bundle of dry twigs lie on the dirt, with a stack of flat round wooden or cardboard discs at the upper right. No people are visible.A ground-level still life of old household items on bare red earth beside a pale yellow wall, with small green weeds growing around them. A blue plastic bucket and a dented metal bucket sit at the back, a large black clay pot with a wide open mouth stands on the left, and a metal vessel lies at the far left edge. In the centre is a stack of terracotta plates topped by a tall terracotta cup, with several plain glass tumblers and four upright terracotta chimney-shaped pieces arranged around it. No people or ritual activity are visible.2002 - Adi Kailash Kutir - first humble abode of The SPH in Adi KAILASA +2 copiesA worn, dust-covered paperback booklet lies on a dark grey metal trunk with a carry handle. The booklet has a cream cover with faded blue markings and a torn edge, and a small round brass-rimmed object and an oval amber-coloured badge rest on its surface. Red fabric and scattered paper debris appear blurred at the left and right edges. No people are visible. The scene suggests archival artefacts recovered from an old room at Adi KAILASA, Bengaluru.Stacks of round, pale biodegradable areca-leaf plates are arranged in a grid on a blue and white striped cloth laid on reddish-brown earth beside a terracotta-coloured wall. Each stack holds a small heap of different dried substances: crushed dark herbs, powdered brown spice, chopped bark or roots, dark granular material, reddish-brown seed-like pieces and a pinch of pale grains. No people are visible. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2008-11-11A cluttered antique shop display of old metal and wooden objects on wooden tables. Visible items include brass bells, a brass horse figurine pair, a small brass deity murti, a seated brass Ganesha-style figure, bronze lamps, an ornate brass vessel, tongs and iron tools, a carved wooden window frame, and framed colour prints of deities behind. A framed black-and-white print of a multi-headed deity hangs in the centre. No people are visible.2009-08-082002 - Adi Kailash Kutir - first humble abode of The SPH in Adi KAILASA2002 - Adi Kailash Kutir - first humble abode of The SPH in Adi KAILASA +1 copiesA cluttered indoor room with a concrete floor holds a large heap of mixed household and old-style objects. Cardboard boxes, yellow and white plastic bags, a suitcase, a drum with woven cord, brass or wooden lamp stands, an old iron, a radio, a bundle of pink-covered books, an orange basket and a blue plastic crate are piled together. A worker in white clothing stands at the upper left, partly visible. Metal bars and framed pictures appear in the background. No deity murti, puja or ritual activity is visible.2012-05-11