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TO GO WITH India-religion-society-art,FEATURE by Rachel O'Brien This photo taken on August 31, 2012 shows Indian carpenters working on statues at the Sequeira brothers' home and workshop in Small Giriz, some 70 kms north of Mumbai. For when a photograph is not enough, the Sequeiras -- a third-generation family of religious effigy makers -- operate a successful sideline to bereaved relatives who want a three-dimensional tribute to their lost loved ones. Using old photographs to capture a likeness, the statues and busts are made of wood or fibreglass, coloured with paint and completed with realistic glass eyes. AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images)