A photograph of a metal casting operation outdoors against a pale concrete block wall. A large bright orange flame and a shower of glowing sparks rise from a dark ornate mould or crucible set on the ground. Dark cloth and a blue tarpaulin, possibly a sack and scraps, lie at the edges of the dirt floor. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a metal casting operation outdoors against a pale concrete block wall. A large bright orange flame and a shower of glowing sparks rise from a dark ornate mould or crucible set on the ground. Dark cloth and a blue tarpaulin, possibly a sack and scraps, lie at the edges of the dirt floor. No people are visible in the frame.

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