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June 11 2014

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A close overhead photograph of a metal casting furnace built from rough stone and brick blocks set into a dusty ground. Glowing orange coals fill the opening, and a ring-shaped metal crucible or mould sits among the embers. A long iron tongs or rod reaches in from the left to handle it, with a ladle or tool at the right edge. No people are visible.2007-08-27October 02 20092009-10-02July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesTwo large, weathered metal cooking vessels sit on a concrete floor against a pale, stained wall in an interior space. The rounded pots have handles on their rims, and their dark, rusted surfaces show patches of residue. Scattered red bricks lie at the left edge. No people are present.2006-11-09July 01 20152015-07-01September 2006 - Sindhanur flood reliefA dark iron pan with two loop handles sits on dry, straw-strewn ground with small stones. Its interior holds a glossy black molten-looking metal, cooling and pooled unevenly. The setting suggests an open-air metal casting work site. No people are visible in the frame.2006-12-10Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a pile of large, dark-coated clay or earthen forms bound with thin wire and twisted string, resting on a sandy or earthen floor against a reddish wall. Some forms have wrapped paper or cloth bundles tucked into their openings, and a black sack and metal objects sit at the edges. No people are visible.2013-06-22 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a fire-walking pit at dusk: a trench lined with reddish earth and straw holds a bed of white-grey ash over glowing red embers, with a dark charred layer of burnt straw at the upper left. Only the edge of a bare foot is visible at the top of the frame, and no other people are shown. A small purple and white logo sits in the upper right corner.2007-12-30A photograph of a rectangular clay mould set into reddish-brown earth, with a circular pouring cavity at its centre and two smaller round openings at the upper corners. Grey metal residue and splashes cling to the mould edges and the surrounding soil. Two long metal tongs with dark handles lie at the right edge of the frame. No people are visible.2007-08-27September 05 20062006-09-05 +1 copies