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A photograph of a metal casting furnace on a dirt floor. A glowing orange fire sits inside a rough brick and stone hearth. A man in a white dhoti with a green border, wearing sandals, holds a long iron rod toward the fire, while a long-handled metal ladle or crucible tool lies across the fire pit. Ash and debris cover the ground, and a corrugated metal wall stands behind. Only the lower body and hands of the workers are visible at the edges.

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A photograph of a metal casting workshop at night. A man in a white dhoti and checked shirt, wearing a ring and a pink thread on his wrist, holds a long iron tong over a brick-lined furnace glowing orange. Inside the furnace a crucible of molten metal sits in the hot coals. Another long metal rod or pole rises from the furnace, and a worker's shod feet stand at the top edge of the frame. The ground is dusty with scattered grit and debris, and a dark mat lies at the right edge.2007-08-27A photograph of an outdoor metal casting furnace on bare reddish earth at night. A brick-and-clay furnace holds a glowing red-orange crucible of molten metal, with a long iron tongs-like rod and a short pole resting near it. Grey ash and small metal scraps are scattered on a rusty iron sheet in front. A person in a white dhoti and sandals stands at the left edge, and a person in a maroon checked garment is partly visible at the right. Corrugated metal sheeting and wooden planks are behind the setup.2007-08-27A photograph of a metal casting workshop at night. A brick-lined furnace glows bright orange with molten metal in a crucible, and a long iron ladle with a glowing ladle of molten metal is held over it. Another long metal rod with a glowing tip rests near the furnace on a dirt floor with scattered ash. Bare feet and the lower legs of workers stand at the edges of the frame, one in a dark garment, and a corrugated metal wall forms the background.2007-08-27A dim workshop photo of metal casting. A glowing orange crucible of molten metal sits on a bed of dark ash and stone bricks on the floor, with a flame and smoke rising from it. A person in white clothing and sandals, only partly visible at the right edge, holds a long iron tongs or rod over the melt. Scattered slabs, bricks and tools surround the furnace area.2007-08-27A 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 night-time photograph of metal casting at an outdoor furnace. A glowing orange-red crucible sits in a low brick or earthen furnace, with molten metal visible inside. Two workers stand on either side handling long iron ladles with gloved hands: the man on the left wears a checked lungi and dark shirt and grips a ladle with a yellow glove, while the man on the right wears a bright turquoise t-shirt, a checked lungi and a white cloth on his head, and pours or tends a ladle of molten metal. Dark ground, scattered sticks and a wooden plank lie in the foreground, with a faint smoke plume rising from the furnace.October 05 20132013-10-05A photograph of a traditional metal casting furnace on a dirt and concrete floor. A brick-built hearth holds a glowing orange crucible of molten metal, with a long iron tongs or rod resting along the left side and a clay vessel beside the furnace. Scattered ash and sparks cover the ground, with a smaller glowing ember patch at upper left. No people are visible in the frame, only the furnace, tools and the lower part of a white-clad leg at the bottom left edge.2007-08-27Night photo of three men tending an open metal-casting fire pit in an outdoor yard. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a long iron rod toward the glowing orange fire. A man in a white dhoti and checked shirt with a beaded necklace stands beside him, looking down at the fire. At right, a man in a orange-and-white checked shirt and dark patterned lungi grips long metal tongs and bends over the fire, with a fourth person partly visible behind him. The fire sits on a bed of sand and stone bricks beside a wooden post and a corrugated sheet wall, with grass and a cinder-block wall behind. A cloth hangs on the post and a brass figure is partly visible at the lower left edge.2007-08-27A photograph of an open pit in the ground, lined with glowing red coals and two flames rising from a crucible-like vessel set in the earth. Dark ground surrounds the pit with scattered metal rods, a ladle-like tool and debris. Near the top edge, the lower legs of people in checked dhoti-style cloth are partly visible, but no person stands clearly in the frame. The scene suggests metal casting work being done in a makeshift furnace.October 05 20132013-10-05A 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.2007-08-27