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A man in a pink polo shirt and white dhoti works on a large grey clay statue of a standing figure, holding a long staff and wearing a bead necklace, armbands and a tiered crown-like headdress. He is smoothing the clay at the base with a tool while a bowl of wet grey clay sits on a wooden table beside orange-handled tools. The statue is in an open shed with a thatched roof, white walls and a wooden window. A banner with partial text is visible at the right edge. The statue is a sculpted deity murti in progress, not a live person.

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December 19 20092009-12-19December 19 20092009-12-19A man in a pink short-sleeved shirt and white trousers works at a grey clay workbench, using a metal tool to shape clay from a shallow tray. Behind him stands a large unpainted grey clay statue of a standing female deity with a braided crown-like hairstyle, earrings, layered beaded necklaces, armlets and a long staff held in one hand. A thatched roof covers the open workshop. A printed banner behind shows a Shakti Navaratri festival advertisement with the dates 30 Sep to 8 Oct and Vijaya Dasami, with circular images of goddesses in colourful garlands. A white plastic chair, bottles and cloth sit on the table. Watermarked archive photo.2009-12-19A grey plaster statue of a standing deity figure, shown in close angled view under a thatched palm roof beside a white wall and red door. The figure has curled hair, a beaded necklace and chest ornament, multiple beaded bangles, and a beaded waist cord, and holds a staff in one hand. Beside it is a printed banner with the phrase "Special" and a partial caption reading "Goddess" and "wisdom", with a small circular picture of a seated deity with garlands. The statue is a depiction, not a physical person.2009-12-20December 19 20092009-12-19A grey stone-coloured statue of a female deity stands under a thatched palm roof, holding a long staff, with rudraksha beads on the neck and chest and a bead bracelet on the arm. In front of the statue, a man in a pink polo shirt leans forward with one hand on the statue's side, his head partly visible at the lower right. Behind them, a printed banner lists divine forms such as Ananda Parvathi, goddess of the supreme being, and Ananda Saraswati, goddess of wisdom, beside circular photographs of ornately dressed deity murti decorated with garlands.2009-12-19December 20 20092009-12-20A young man in a maroon kurta and blue track pants works on a large unpainted grey plaster deity murti standing in a small concrete room with a corrugated roof. He holds a tool to the statue's chest while a bucket and yellow bag sit on a grey stone bench nearby. The tall statue wears a tiered crown, layered necklaces, armlets and a dhoti, and carries a club on its shoulder.2011-11-20A man in a maroon shirt and dark track trousers paints a large grey clay murti of a four-armed deity standing in a bare plaster-walled workshop. The statue wears a tall ornate crown, a layered bead necklace, armlets, a jewelled waist belt and a mace-like club held low at its left side. The painter holds a small brush to the raised hand, while a white bucket sits in his other hand beside a doorway.2011-11-20A large grey stone statue of a standing male figure holding a tall wooden staff upright in his right hand, with a beaded necklace and bead bracelets on the arms, placed on a lotus-patterned base in a covered open hall with a thatched ceiling. Beside it stands a banner with a Navaratri-style schedule showing circular images of goddesses in colourful saris, labelled Ananda Parashakti, Ananda Rajarajeshwari, Ananda Gajalakshmi and Ananda Manonmani. A green plastic bucket and folded cloth sit on the floor at right. No living people are visible.2009-12-20December 21 20092009-12-21A large unpainted grey clay or plaster sculpture of a standing four-armed deity murti under a corrugated roof against a rough cinderblock wall. The figure wears a tall ornate crown, layered necklaces, armlets, a decorated belt and a flowing draped cloth. One hand is raised in a gesture, while the others hold a club-like mace and other attributes, several arms still partly unfinished. A worker in a checked shirt and sandals, holding a small bucket and a brush, is touching up the statue's arm with a tool. No painted colours or readable text are visible.2011-11-20