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Two workers are at night in an outdoor yard sculpting a large grey statue of a reclining deity figure resting on a coiled serpent body with scale patterns. The main worker, a woman in a pink top and blue plaid lungi with a dark head covering, bends over the statue smoothing its surface with her hands, while a second worker crouches behind holding a hammer and chisel. White powder and chips of stone scatter across the sandy ground. A white plastic chair, a red-and-white bag and a small tree sit in the background near a white pillar.

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A barefoot craftsman in a white sleeveless undershirt and blue-and-white checked lungi leans over a block of pale white stone, carving an ornate scrolled and pillared architectural element with a small chisel. A red-and-blue metal container and a metal tool lie on the dusty floor. Behind him, in dim light beneath a thatched roof, a large white sculpture of a figure with multiple arms is partly visible.A worker in a plaid shirt and dark head-wrap chisels carved ornamental scrollwork into a large grey stone block at an outdoor construction site. He holds a wooden-handled mallet and chisel. Behind him, blue tarpaulin shelter, stacked timber and bamboo poles, and bare earth suggest ongoing build work. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-19A photograph of a workshop at night where a man in a striped shirt and checked lungi bends over a large, dusty grey sculpted figure lying on a concrete floor. He operates a handheld angle grinder against the sculpture, which has a carved, ornate surface with a raised animal-like form at the top left. A small fire glows in the background, and a bundled cloth and lattice wall are visible.Outdoor stone-carving workshop among many unfinished white and grey granite sculptures, including elephant and lion-like forms and carved pillars. In the foreground, an older man with white beard and head wrapped in a peach-coloured cloth, wearing a peach t-shirt and peach waist cloth, crouches while grinding a granite block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him, a younger man in a white t-shirt and lavender shorts sits and strikes a stone with a hammer and chisel. A standing figure in a pink top is partly visible at the upper right. Dark granite panels with carved relief lie at the left edge.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityDecember 20 20092009-12-20Night-time outdoor scene of four men in lungis and light shirts or a white vest hauling a large, unfinished white plaster deity sculpture on a wooden sledge base using heavy iron chains. The figure has a tall, raised upper section and a seated form with outstretched arms and crude armature exposed in places. Dark trees and a bare earth ground surround the work, with a pale plaster-dust patch on the left.December 21 20092009-12-21A worker in a pink full-sleeve shirt, plaid lungi and a red-and-white checked head cloth squats on dusty red earth, shaping a grey granite slab with a chisel and hammer. A yellow measuring tape lies across the stone and chips are scattered around it. Behind him is a large heap of crushed grey stone, more cut slabs lean on the ground, and a white plastic chair stands among construction debris, at an outdoor stone-working site.2006-12-19December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph taken at night in a dirt-floored workspace where men are excavating a large pale white stone or plaster sculpture partly buried in sand. Two men in white shirts and lungi-style cloths kneel and dig, one using a shovel and the other a trowel, beside a large whitish head or torso-like form lying in the pit. Behind them a brick-lined pit or kiln structure stands, with other men in white dhotis and checked lungis standing in the background amid scattered bricks, rubble and sacks. No readable deity identity is clear from the visible sculpture, which is partly unfinished or buried. No a person candidate is visibly present in the scene.2013-09-16A workshop photo of a sculptor's studio with a large dark grey stone deity murti, carved with ornate jewelry and a raised hand, dominating the centre. A person in an orange turban, orange robe and long dark hair, with a rudraksha mala hanging to the waist, leans forward and rests a hand on the statue's lap. Beside them an older man in a white shirt, pale pink shoulder cloth and cream dhoti stands with his hand on the stone. Other carved stone figures and a tin roof with a wire overhead fill the background.2004-12-31