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A photograph of ashram preparations under a white cloth canopy beside a pink wall. Several men sit on the ground working with dried straw and plant fibre, weaving or binding materials for a procession. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits at right beside a large woven bamboo basket, and another man in a white shirt and checked lungi bends over behind him. Behind them, two men in white sit near white painted clay figures and a brass pot, with yellow and red flower garlands, pink and teal plastic bags, and a rack of decorated carrier frames on the left. No person is identified as a person.

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December 30 20062006-12-30A group of men sit cross-legged on a mat-covered floor under a red and black tent cloth, stringing marigold and red flower garlands for a ceremony. Piles of yellow marigolds and red blossoms lie before them, along with loose green leaves and raffia strands used to bind the garlands. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, while one wears a pink shirt and another a green patterned shirt. A pale orange wall and a bundled sack sit in the background. No one visible is identified as a person.2006-12-31September 18 20062006-09-18August 22 20062006-08-22July 01 20132013-07-01December 31 20112011-12-31Three men sit on a floor in a workshop carving white stone or plaster sculpture parts, with golden deity statues on shelves behind them. On the left, an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border, holds a chisel and mallet over a wooden block. In the centre, a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and white dhoti works beside a red bucket. On the right, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti holds a pale carved foot. Tools and wooden sticks lie on the ground in front, and the golden figures on the wall are unfinished-looking sculpture work.2013-06-30Four men sit cross-legged on a woven straw mat in a hall, working on saffron cloth and bamboo sticks. The man in front left wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl and has a shaved-looking dark head, and bends over the cloth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and orange shawl works with a thread. Behind them, a seated person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala handles bamboo staves, and another person in orange sits at the edge. Scattered on the mat are bamboo poles, orange fabric strips, white cloth, and a pair of scissors. Behind them stand gilded deity murti figures and a brass kalasha, with a framed picture of a violinist on the wall at left. This looks like preparation of ritual items for a training or initiation session.2006-08-22Two men sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor carving small white figures with hand tools. The man on the left wears a white shirt and dark dhoti-style lungi and strikes a chisel with a mallet. The man on the right wears a white-and-brown checked short-sleeved shirt and holds a small hammer and pointed tool while working on a pale figure resting on a wooden block beside his foot. Wood shavings and scattered chisels lie around them, with a pink mat and a blue-handled tool at left and clothes hanging on a white wall behind.2013-06-26Outdoor gathering on bare earth under a tent canopy with purple and green cloth and string decorations. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats, with one man in front holding a small object. Women in sarees and salwar sit on blue plastic chairs and on the ground behind them, and a man in white stands at the upper right near a row of flower-filled trays on a red and white bordered platform. A green hose runs across the ground.2010-12-29October 05 20112011-10-05November 22 20092009-11-22