Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Photograph of three men at an outdoor metal-casting workspace with a thatched-roof shed behind them and bare dirt ground. A crucible or mould glowing red-orange sits over a bright fire, with smoke rising, and a long rod is held by the central man in a blue shirt and plaid lungi. A man in a red shirt and lungi stands at left, and a younger man in a dark shirt and plaid lungi handles a tool at right. Scattered tools, debris and bundled material lie around the shed. The setting suggests craftsmen making sacred metal objects for the Sacred Arts University, as the page describes.

More like this

Open the gallery
Outdoor workshop on bare red earth where artisans work at open furnaces. On the left, a person in a blue head wrap and grey clothing bends over a glowing pink-hot metal crucible set in a concrete pit, with a rod being handled. Beside it, a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands watching. A man in a dark t-shirt and checked lungi, holding a long tool, walks past a roaring open fire on the right. A thatched shed with bamboo posts, green trees and a concrete wall form the background. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows metal casting or forge work.Outdoor foundry work on bare red earth beside palm trees and a thatched shed. A square brick-lined furnace glows bright red at left, with smoke rising. Three men stand at the furnace; the one nearest wears a blue head wrap and a light shirt and works a long tool. Two younger men in checked lungis stand at right, one in a red shirt, watching a crucible of molten metal glowing orange-red on a stand. A open fire burns at far right beside the shed. No swami-identifiable figure is visible, and no clear ceremonial markers are shown.Outdoor foundry scene beside a thatched-roof hut with a palm-leaf roof. Two men in lungis and a shirt carry a glowing crucible of molten metal suspended from a long iron bar, with sparks falling onto the dirt ground. Smoke rises from a furnace pit behind them and a third worker stands near the hut. A small framed picture sits on a stone ledge by the hut wall. Discarded coconut husks and a plastic sheet lie on the ground. The molten metal is.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a foundry scene at an outdoor earthen pit. A crucible glowing red-hot with molten metal is being lifted and tilted over a clay mould by workers holding long iron rods and poles. Flames and smoke rise from the molten pour. Several workers in checked lungis and shirts stand around, including a woman in a floral blouse and blue checked skirt on the right holding a cloth. Dirt ground, sacks and bamboo are visible in the background.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityOutdoor photo of a metal casting in progress at a rough brick and clay furnace. A red-painted crucible or ladle with molten metal glowing orange sits on a brick support, with smoke rising beside it. Several men in checked lungis and plain shirts stand around, one in the foreground wearing a blue-and-beige checked lungi and a gold bangle, another holding a burlap sack near the furnace. Bare earth ground, scattered bricks and a metal plate in the lower right. The scene shows artisans making metal sculpture.Making Of Sacred Arts University