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July 16 20132013-07-16A man in a plain white shirt with a white forehead marking stands at an outdoor casting site, bending over a freshly cast metal piece with scalloped, fluted edges and small serpent-like relief ornaments. Beside it sits a large rust-coloured clay or metal mould with a stepped, bulbous shape. Scattered around the bare dusty ground are broken plaster or stone pieces, a plastic bag, pots and metal drums, and a bamboo frame under a blue tarp. The work appears to be metal casting for sacred art objects.2006-12-10Two men sit barefoot on bare ground working on a metal sculpture. The man on the left wears a white shirt and light blue jeans and uses a chisel-like tool on the metal. The man on the right wears a teal-grey shirt, a mustard-yellow dhoti with yellow border, and a red thread on his wrist, holding a hammer. Behind them sit sacks, copper-coloured pots and other tools on the dusty ground. No deity form is clearly identifiable from this view.2009-12-13A photograph of a craftsman seated cross-legged on a rough wooden platform under a corrugated metal roof, working on a large gold-coloured relief panel. He wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a metal tool, chiselling or finishing the embossed surface. In the foreground a gilded relief with figures and ornamental border lies on a dark workbench, with more tools scattered beside it. A second person in striped clothing is partly visible at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2013-07-16 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23A 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.2013-07-14November 29 20132013-11-29A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a mat in an open workshop shaping a dark cast figure of a seated bull with a wooden tool. The bull rests on a small wooden plinth on a blue tarp, with wax or clay pieces and leather-like sheets nearby. Metal rods and tongs hang on a cinder-block wall behind him, and a blue bucket and sacks sit in the background. The scene shows sculpture casting work in progress, consistent with metal casting at a sacred arts workshop.2006-12-10 +1 copiesTwo men work at an outdoor metal-casting area with a glowing crucible. The man on the left wears a white t-shirt, checked lungi-style cloth and bandaged forearms, and holds a long iron handle with the crucible of molten metal. The man on the right, in a white t-shirt with a logo and plaid lungi, pulls the other end of the handle near the bright orange molten metal. A small child stands at the right edge, and a fire burns on the ground at left against a whitewashed wall.2014-08-24October 19 20132013-10-19April 28 20152015-04-28December 10 20062006-12-10