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A close photograph of a craftsman's hands working on a red lacquered wooden piece edged with gold leaf. He grips a grey rotary polishing or carving tool with a spinning wheel while sitting on a stone surface. The red surface has carved floral and leaf relief patterns, with gold-coloured rims and out-of-focus gold ornamental pieces in the background. A few grey stone blocks lie beside the work. No a person candidate is visible.

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A barefoot craftsman in a white head cloth and a white-and-grey checked shirt sits on the ground polishing a red-lacquered, carved wooden panel with a handheld grinding or buffing tool. Thin brass edging is laid along the curved panel, and stacked brass pieces with embossed relief patterns rest on stone blocks beside him. Behind them lie sandy ground and a white wooden frame. The scene shows woodwork and metal craftsmanship in progress at an outdoor workspace.2009-10-15A seated craftsman in a white and grey checked shirt, brown trousers and a white head cloth works on a red lacquered carved panel on a concrete floor. He holds a tool against the panel's floral and scroll relief while a rotary polishing wheel on a metal rod rests in front of him. Behind him, stacked brass-coloured curved panels with embossed patterns lie on the ground, and a wooden crate sits in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2009-10-15A close photograph of a craftsman in a white dhoti polishing an ornate gilded wooden relief with a yellow handheld angle grinder fitted with a black polishing pad. The carving shows scrolling, swirling floral and foliate patterns in gold. Only the lower body and hands of the worker are visible, including a gold wristwatch. The ground is reddish earth with more gilded panels in the upper left.2009-10-15A close photograph of a worker polishing a small brass object with a rotating buffing wheel. The worker's hand grips a white-handled rotary tool, and the wheel presses against a brass tray or base decorated with a relief figure of a deity face. Behind it, a carved golden-yellow wooden panel and a patch of green cloth are visible. The worker's bare feet appear at the left edge, and another person's arm is at the right edge. The image shows metal polishing work during a ritual preparation setting.2016-04-26A 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.2009-11-20A man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti with a red border stands outdoors on bare red earth, grinding a large ornate gold-coloured carved panel laid on a metal table. He wears a rudraksha mala with a red bead pendant and a gold bracelet, and his grey hair is combed back. Several more gilded scrollwork panels lie on the ground behind him, with blue buckets, a palm trunk and a stacked pile of white material in the background.2009-10-15Close-up photograph of an ornate copper-coloured metal object with repoussé floral and scroll patterns and beaded borders. Blurred dark figures and a hand or tool appear at the upper right and in the background, out of focus. No legible faces are visible. The metal shows a reddish-brown patina with some green oxidation at the edges.2011-10-22A man in a pink headwrap, grey-green t-shirt and blue checked lungi sits crouched while grinding or polishing a golden metal sculpture of a standing deity with raised hands. Behind the sculpture, a large round-based metal piece and wooden crates sit on a concrete floor in dappled shade, with other workers partly visible at the top edge. A tall metal cut-out panel with decorative pierced edges stands at the left. The scene shows metal finishing work on temple statuary.A 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.2009-11-20Close-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 worker's hand holds a yellow handheld angle grinder fitted with a black polishing pad, buffing an intricately carved, pale golden-cream relief of stylised scrolls and petal-like swirls. The background is a warm, sandy terracotta wall. The object appears to be a decorative architectural or sculptural panel being finished by hand. No people's faces are visible.2009-10-15October 22 20112011-10-22