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October 19 20132013-10-19A storage space with several large, weathered wooden doors leaning upright against a wall under a corrugated metal roof lit by fluorescent tubes. The doors have carved panels, brass or metal studs and ring-shaped door knockers, with dark patina and dust on their surfaces. Two wooden chairs stand in front on the concrete floor: one with a turned, brown wooden frame and beige seat, and another with a dark frame, carved crest and cream upholstered back and seat. No people are visible.A photograph in a dim, stone-pillared temple corridor lined on the right with a long wall of carved wooden panels studded with large round brass-headed bolts and relief figures. Two or three people walk away from the camera along the passage: in the foreground a woman with hair pinned up and adorned with a white flower garland wears a rust-orange sari with gold border, and beside and behind her a bald man in an orange-saffron robe holds a folded white cloth with an orange edge. Other figures in orange and saffron clothing appear faintly further back. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling.2012-05-07March 26 20172017-03-26November 05 20132013-11-05Close view of carved wooden temple architecture with dense relief sculpture. Multiple tiers of stacked wooden pillars and brackets frame figures of deities and attendants carved in relief, with a lion-like guardian figure and a pair of standing figures in the centre. Weathered brown wood with a tiled roof edge and a metal pipe at the left. No people are visible in the frame.2015-08-23May 22 20122012-05-22March 26 20172017-03-26A photograph of an antique carved wooden doorway in a museum-style display. The arched frame is densely carved with floral scrollwork and a band of birds and foliage above the lintel. The dark, weathered planks have studded brass bands and a round brass knob or pull. A small painted number is stamped on the lintel. Beside it at right is a lighter wooden panel with carved edges, and an orange carved object appears at upper left. No people are visible.A photograph taken inside a narrow corridor with corrugated metal walls. At left, a man with long dark hair and a dark red-brown wrap over his shoulders, with rudraksha-style beaded adornments, looks toward a large gilded wooden sculpture of a makara-like beast with a curled trunk and ornate carved body. Behind him, a second man in a dark shirt and white-framed glasses leans in to examine the gold-leafed carving. The gilded figure is elaborately carved with scrollwork and bands of decoration.2013-07-14A photograph inside a crowded storage or workshop area with gilded temple sculptures, carved wooden panels, and stacked wooden furniture on the left. A long-haired figure with bare upper body and a dark red-brown cloth wrap stands at centre with back partly turned, facing a gilded deity-like carving. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands, and a person in orange robes with a red-beaded mala and a mustard-orange garment walks to the right. Several other people stand in the background. Gilded lion and deity carvings, a golden horse-like figure, and iron rods fill the scene.2017-03-26A photograph of a storeroom holding many tall wooden pillars and columns leaning against a pale wall. Several shafts are painted bright blue and red, others are left in natural brown or orange wood tones. Carved wooden brackets, capitals and a small turned finial lie on the floor in front, beside a wooden box and a white basin at the lower left. No people are visible.