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September 06 20092009-09-06A craftsman sits cross-legged on a dirt floor in a shed with breeze-block walls, working on a large sculpture. He wears a white shirt and maroon dhoti with a gold border, holding a chisel and mallet. Around him lie pale plaster or stone pieces, painted orange and pink fragments, and a textured white block with carved yellow-and-white pillar-like forms. The scene shows temple idol or sacred-art fabrication in progress.2009-09-22Workshop photo of temple chariot (ratham) wheel construction on a bare concrete floor. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts work around the parts; the man at right, in a white shirt and white dhoti, rests his hand on a large carved reddish-brown wooden wheel hub or cap. Nearby, wooden wheels with carved rims are set upright in wooden bases, with charred wooden logs, chisels, hammers and planks scattered across the floor. No a person candidate is visibly present.2006-09-19June 17 20132013-06-17Two men in white dhoti and shirt sit on the floor of a workshop carving and hammering metal panels for a temple. The man in front works with a chisel on a copper-coloured plate resting on a wooden block, while the man behind uses a small hammer on a gilded ornamental piece. Around them lie a curved gilded decorative frame, a wooden block, metal tools and scattered metal shavings, with a concrete block wall and a carved wooden table behind.2006-11-20June 23 20132013-06-23September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts University +1 copiesA man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti with green border squats on a bare concrete floor, hammering and chasing a sheet of copper with a hand chisel and hammer. A red thread is tied on his wrist. Around him lie metal tools, a hammered copper bowl, stacked copper pots and wooden crates, and a concrete block wall stands behind. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows metal casting and craft work at a sacred arts setting.2006-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 06 20092009-12-06A craftsman in a white shirt and maroon lungi sits cross-legged on a tarpaulin in a dusty workshop, working on a large white sculpture of a bull's body with a chisel and mallet. Around him lie sculpted pieces in rust-coloured and grey tones, a metal tool, scattered sacks and debris, and cinder-block walls. The workshop setting suggests temple sculpture or statue-making.2009-09-22