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A photo of a craftsman seen from behind and above, working at a wooden bench on a small metal object. He wears a white sleeveless vest and has greying hair; he holds a tool and a small copper-coloured ornamental piece with a circular, petal-like rim of rolled metal. On the bench lie loose metal scraps, a small white container, and a basic mobile phone, with a piece of paper and newspaper beneath. The setting is outdoors in bright light. No a person candidate is visible; only the craftsman is present.

Two men sit on the floor against a whitewashed breeze-block wall, working on a craft piece. The man in front wears a white vest and white dhoti, bent over a flat metal tray, carefully setting small cream-coloured pieces into a raised pattern with a fine pointed tool. Behind him, a second man in a white vest and grey trousers, wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red thread on his wrist, works on a similar tray. A wooden block sits in front of them with loose small pieces scattered on it, and a metal tray of more pieces lies at left.

November 29 2013

A photograph of a man seated on a paved floor working at a small metal brazier. He wears a white sleeveless top, a white dhoti with blue-edged borders, a rudraksha mala, and red wrist threads, and has glasses. He holds a metal tool in the flame to heat a small brown clay or metal dish, while a piece of paper bearing a red and white circular mandala design is set on the brazier. Around him are an orange basin with green-handled tools, a white plastic bucket, metal trays and utensils. The scene appears to be a craft or ritual preparation setting.

A man in a sleeveless white vest and grey trousers sits at a table, working on a large silver flower-shaped tray or base decorated with rows of small white beads or studs. He wears glasses, a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace, an orange-red thread bracelet and a small red forehead mark. He leans forward with his hands clasped, concentrating on the work. A plastic bottle, a small cup and a tin sit on the table beside him, against a plain whitewashed block wall.

November 24 2016

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A close photograph of a craftsman hand-working a copper vessel. He sits on the ground wearing a white dhoti and a white garment, with a thin silver bangle on his wrist, and holds a thin chisel or punch against the rounded rim of a copper bowl set on a wooden block. Iron tools lie on the wooden surface and beside it, including a flat chisel in the foreground and a hammer at the right edge. The copper bowl appears to be a metalwork piece being shaped by hand, and the scene suggests traditional metal craftsmanship.

A seated man in a white sleeveless vest and violet dhoti with yellow borders works with a small metal tool on a round, perforated brass-coloured disc held in his left hand. He wears an orange and green thread bracelet on his right wrist. A small steel block with recessed holes sits on a wooden surface at lower left. The scene shows close handwork on a metal component, with no visible deity, ritual fire, or a person candidate present.

July 14 2013

A shirtless man sits cross-legged on a concrete floor in a workshop, working on silver-plated relief panels with chisels and small hammers. He wears a maroon checked lungi, a red thread around his wrist, and has a moustache. Around him lie embossed silver sheets with floral scrollwork, wooden mallets, bags of cloth, plastic water jugs and steel containers against a plain whitewashed wall. No a person appearance is visible, so this is a craftsman at work.

December 19 2009