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Overhead view of a metal casting workspace on a bare concrete floor. A small dark bronze-coloured cast figure of a seated animal, possibly a cow or bull, rests on a grey slab. Beside it is a black clay crucible-style furnace filled with charcoal and ash, with iron tongs lying across the slab. A shallow metal pan with dark residue sits on the floor, a blue plastic drum stands at the top edge, and a pale cloth and a purple woven mat lie at the left. No people are visible.

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A 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 copiesA photograph of a workshop where a man in an orange saffron wrap and an orange head turban kneels on the floor, working on a wax or clay sculpture of a seated bull on a black slab. Beside him are smaller unfinished figures, sculpting tools and a pot in a cramped concrete-block room. A second person's hand is partly visible at the left edge. A dark framed picture hangs on the wall above a small sign showing a line drawing of a cow. Blue tarpaulins, a bucket and a white plastic chair are also visible.2006-12-10A photograph of a metal casting workshop on a dirt floor at night. A glowing fire burns beside a clay mould, and a person's hands grip long iron tongs holding a crucible or ladle of molten metal above a rectangular metal mould. A rusty iron tray and tools lie on the ground, and a corrugated sheet stands in the background. Only two hands and a forearm of a worker are visible, with a bangle on one wrist. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2007-08-27A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a concrete floor in an open workshop, working on a metal casting. He holds a dark grey wax or clay mould shaped like a seated animal figure on a wooden board, with flat dark metal or wax pieces laid on a blue-grey slab in front of him. A small charcoal or metal pot, a metal tool, a blue bucket and a shallow metal bowl sit nearby, and a burlap sack lies on the floor. Behind a green-framed wire mesh, several onlookers watch the work.2006-12-10 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a reclining animal sculpture in progress on a wooden board. The figure is a clay or wax model of a lying beast, with a dark, glossy, partly reddish-brown surface and visible tool marks. Behind it sits a small clay furnace or crucible with charcoal and metal tongs, and a sheet of silver-grey metal is at the upper left. A white cloth with an orange stripe is partly visible at the left edge. No people are visible.2006-12-10December 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in orange robes kneeling on a concrete floor in a plain workshop, working on a sculpture of a seated bull on a black slate board. He wears an orange turban and an orange robe draped over his shoulders, with his long dark hair falling behind him. His hands shape a dark clay or wax form lying beside the bull, and other clay figures and a bowl sit on the board. Behind him, a metal pot, a blue bucket, rolled sheets and a wooden board with a carved bull are visible, and a partially visible second person in white sits at the left edge. A dark framed picture hangs on the back wall, and an orange-robed figure is shown in a sculpture-making setting.2006-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a metal casting workspace on a concrete floor. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged and holds a flat dark sheet of metal over a small clay crucible furnace with glowing coals. Beside him lies a dark wax or clay mould of a seated animal figure, with several thin dark leather or clay pieces spread on a stone slab. Tools, a metal rod, a black bowl and a folded blue-checked cloth are nearby. A visible ID badge on his shirt pocket shows a small portrait, too small to judge.2006-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20062006-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor metal casting workshop on bare earth at night. A person's hands, visible at the right edge, hold long iron tongs gripping a crucible tilted over a small square mould-like block, and a bright orange flame rises from the pouring. Molten metal streams toward the mould. Behind them, a flat iron sheet and a rusted metal frame hold scattered grey metal and debris, with a brick base at the top left. No face is visible and no one is identifiable; only the hands and a partial dhoti-like garment appear.2007-08-27July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies