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Outdoor photo of an open workshop with dirt floor where three men work at metal casting. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and maroon checked lungi crouches and holds a clay or wax mould section, while beside him an older man in a white sleeveless vest and white-and-green lungi shapes the same reddish mould with both hands. A third man in a white shirt and white shorts squats in the background near a small fire pit and tools. Bamboo lattice, a breeze-block wall and a wooden post frame the scene, with scattered metal rods, tongs and a stone on the ground.

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December 10 20062006-12-10A photograph of an outdoor metal casting workspace with bare dirt ground and a rough wooden post. A man in a white sleeveless vest and a light blue-and-white checked lungi sits cross-legged on a wooden board, working with a small tool on a metal piece. Beside him stands a rusted metal crucible or mould vessel. Around him lie metal pots, bowls, tools, pieces of stone and scattered debris, with a green wire-mesh window behind him.2006-12-10Outdoor metal casting work under a blue tarpaulin supported by wooden poles, with a whitewashed breeze-block wall behind. Two men work on the dusty ground: a man in a white shirt and maroon lungi sits cross-legged at left, and a shirtless man in a white vest and checked lungi bends over a tool at centre-right. Around them lie large clay-and-metal moulds and casting vessels, a copper pot, scrap metal and charred timber. A green plastic bottle stands on a concrete ledge at right, and a framed picture is visible behind a green grille at upper right.2006-12-10December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesOutdoor metal casting workshop under a blue tarpaulin on wooden poles, with a thatched lattice-walled shed behind. A large bronze vessel with a flared base sits in the centre on the dirt ground. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left near a bronze pot, and a shirtless worker sits at left, while another man in white shirt and dhoti stands at centre holding a small object. At right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands with a walking stick beside a bronze spout and firewood stack. Scattered clay moulds, bronze pots and metal pieces lie on the ground.2006-12-10Two men sit on a street-side step hammering and chiselling small copper-coloured temple vessels set on stone or clay supports. The man on the left wears a white sleeveless vest and a blue-and-white checked lungi and holds a chisel to a rounded vessel. The man on the right wears a grey short-sleeved shirt and a checked lungi and works on a vessel resting on a dark clay block. Scattered metal tools lie on the pavement. Behind them a green sign reads Temple Metal, and a sack and a dark doorway are visible. Hands and tools are central in this craftsmanship scene.Outdoor metal-casting workshop under a blue tarpaulin roof propped on wooden poles, with a lattice-walled shed behind. A tall man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a walking stick stands at right beside a large bronze cooking-style vessel on a clay base. Two workers in white dhotis and vests tend a glowing mould or pot near the centre, and a third man in a white shirt and dhoti stands behind them. Scattered copper pots, clay moulds, cut firewood and metal scraps lie on the dusty ground. Whether the saffron-robed man is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2006-12-10Three men work sitting on the ground under a corrugated metal roof, shaping metal vessels with hand tools. The man on the left wears a white shirt and dhoti and hammers a large silver-coloured cylindrical piece. The man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti and watches, with a small badge on his shirt pocket. The man on the right wears a purple shirt and checked lungi and holds a shallow silver-coloured bowl. Hand tools, metal rods and a blue bucket lie on a cloth on the ground, and a colourful cloth hangs at the upper right.2013-06-22 +1 copiesDecember 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesA thatched workshop where artisans shape copper-coloured metal sculptures on the floor. A man in a white vest and white dhoti sits on a low stool at the right, bent over a sculpture piece and working with a torch or tool; a second seated worker in a grey shirt and dark trousers bends over metal pieces; a third man in a plaid shirt and blue checked lungi stands at the back. Scattered around them are sculpted parts, stone bases, copper-coloured figure fragments, a clay pot, cloth and bamboo walls. No deity murti is clearly identifiable and no one is clearly a person by appearance.2009-09-06Two 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.2009-12-13June 23 20132013-06-23