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June 29 2013

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Two men work outdoors on bare red earth in front of an orange-painted building with a maroon door and a corrugated metal wall. The man on the left, in a white shirt and maroon-and-red cloth, crouches with a torch or blowpipe over a small metal vessel set on red bricks, using a hose and gas fitting. The man on the right, in a white checked shirt and maroon cloth with yellow border, sits cross-legged beside him holding a tool and watching the work. A sack and a plastic water bottle sit nearby.2013-06-25Outdoor photograph of two men working at a small clay forge beside a bamboo lattice fence on bare dirt ground. The man on the left, wearing a white shirt and a cloth wrap, crouches and holds a metal rod with tongs over a flat stone. The man on the right, in a checked shirt, strikes a metal bar with a hammer while seated. Glowing coals sit in the forge opening, and short iron rods lie scattered on the ground. A bucket of charcoal sits at the left edge. The scene shows metalworking in progress.2006-12-19Two men crouch barefoot on a paved brick floor outside, working on a metal piece together. The man on the left, in a blue and white checked shirt and maroon lungi, holds a torch-like flame nozzle with a blue hose and works at the metal. The man on the right, in a red checked shirt and white dhoti, sits on a concrete block and hammers a small metal object with a tool. Metal tools, a metal cup, a reddish cloth and a sheet of metal lie on the ground, with a grey metal fence behind them.2011-10-22October 22 20112011-10-22July 05 20132013-07-05A photograph inside a rough corrugated-metal shed with a dirt floor and rubble. A young man in an orange lungi and a red-and-white striped shirt sits on a concrete block, rinsing his hands from a blue bucket. Beside him stands a large green clay pot. On the right, an older man in a white shirt and brown lungi sits near a red machine, pouring water from a green container. A white sack lies on the ground and broken concrete slabs are scattered about. No deity, throne or ritual is visible.2013-06-26Two workmen sit on a green tarpaulin outdoors, working on metal and carved wood. The man on the left wears a light blue checked shirt and white dhoti, and grips a handheld angle grinder polishing a small brass or gold-toned object on a white board. A younger boy in a red t-shirt sits at right, watching the work. Behind them lie a carved wooden panel with floral and geometric relief, an orange floral cloth, a blue plastic container and sheet metal wall. No deity or a person depiction is visible.2016-04-26September 06 20092009-09-06A man in a plain white sleeveless undershirt and white dhoti kneels on sandy ground, chiselling a large rough grey stone block with a small hand hammer. A large sledgehammer head enters from the upper right, held by another person's hand. Other people in white dhotis and an orange-bordered cloth stand around, with a red brick wall behind. Bare feet and tools lie in the dirt.2013-07-14A photograph of a workshop courtyard in which three men gather around a small brick forge with glowing red coals. The man on the right, in a white sleeveless shirt printed with a blue logo and white dhoti, squats barefoot and gestures while speaking. A man in a striped shirt and checked lungi crouches opposite him, reaching toward the fire, and a young boy in a striped shirt and lungi leans over from the left. Behind them are an orange-washed wall, a red door, a stacked wooden bench, plastic buckets and a grey metal blower. No deity, altar or ritual is visible.2013-11-29A 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.2013-07-14Two men sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor carving small white figures with hand tools. The man on the left wears a white shirt and dark dhoti-style lungi and strikes a chisel with a mallet. The man on the right wears a white-and-brown checked short-sleeved shirt and holds a small hammer and pointed tool while working on a pale figure resting on a wooden block beside his foot. Wood shavings and scattered chisels lie around them, with a pink mat and a blue-handled tool at left and clothes hanging on a white wall behind.2013-06-26