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February 03 2010

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A life-size painted statue of a bare-chested man with a moustache and short dark hair stands at night beside a black cylindrical pillar. He wears a white dhoti and holds a wooden mallet with a black head raised against his shoulder, appearing to strike the pillar. A black lamp post with a glowing lantern stands to the left, a white car is parked at the edge, and trees fill the dark background. The pillar has a yellow and blue painted panel above it with white decorative knobs. No people are physically present.2010-09-26A painted statue of a seated male figure with short black hair, wearing a white sleeveless vest and a yellow dhoti, holds a chisel against a large dark grey base or pillar decorated with white dots and a yellow band. Tree foliage and a tiled wall appear in the background. No living person is clearly visible apart from a partially visible figure at the left edge in dark clothing.2010-02-03A photograph of a stone carver at an outdoor work area with sandy ground and an orange-painted building behind. A man in a white sleeveless undershirt and white cloth kneels and strikes a chisel with a hammer against a large grey stone block. Two standing men beside him wear an orange cloth with yellow borders on the left and white dhotis with red borders on the right. A metal sink and a hammer head in the foreground frame the scene. Small yellow flowers lie on the ground.2013-07-14A life-size brown statue of a bare-chested male figure in a white loincloth stands on a stone base, holding a large round stone or ball overhead with both arms. Around the base are stone mill wheels and cut stone blocks on sandy ground, with a wooden cart wheel, a bamboo fence, thatched hut and trees behind. The scene is an outdoor rural-themed display at the Hyderabad venue. No living people are visible.2010-02-03A man in a blue and white checked shirt and white dhoti sits on the ground at a dusty construction site, striking a metal rod with a hammer while holding it steady on a concrete block. Scattered iron rods and pipes lie nearby, along with a small metal bucket and rough red soil and stones. No one else is visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2006-12-19A man in a plain white sleeveless undershirt and white dhoti kneels on sandy ground, chiselling a large rough grey stone block with a small hand hammer. A large sledgehammer head enters from the upper right, held by another person's hand. Other people in white dhotis and an orange-bordered cloth stand around, with a red brick wall behind. Bare feet and tools lie in the dirt.2013-07-14A night-time photograph of an outdoor display in which a life-size figure of a shirtless man in a white loincloth lifts a large pale boulder overhead with one arm. The figure is standing beside a tree with green leaves, and a wooden cart with spoked wheels and painted blue and green panels sits behind it. Bamboo railings and a wooden hut-like booth are visible at the edges, lit by ground lamps. The figure is a statue, not a living person, so no people are physically present.2010-09-26July 14 20132013-07-14A photo of a man sitting cross-legged on a stone ledge in an outdoor stone-carving yard, working a small carved stone with a hammer and chisel. He wears black-rimmed glasses, a white sleeveless vest, a gold chain and a green checked lungi, and is barefoot. Around him lie rough granite blocks, stone rubble, a carved stone urn or basin, a stone elephant figure at the top left, a tree trunk and scattered tools including a mallet and a plastic bottle.A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and light brown dhoti sits on a black chair beside a corrugated wall, hammering a shallow metal dish held in his left hand against a short metal stand. He holds a wooden-handled hammer raised in his right hand and looks down at his work. A tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Pairs of dark footwear lie on the reddish ground to the right.2013-06-06A photograph of an outdoor blacksmith at work. A man in white clothing crouches on the ground, holding a hammer with a wooden handle in one hand and tongs gripping a glowing piece of hot metal over a stone anvil. Behind him a fire burns in a bed of dark charcoal, with a white plastic bucket and a woven sack on the left. Iron tools lie scattered in the dirt, and the scene is set on bare earth.2009-12-17 +1 copiesApril 28 20152015-04-28