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A dim workshop floor of packed dirt and paving holds two fires burning on flat metal sheets. The nearer sheet glows orange-red with flames licking up from its edges, and a pair of long iron tongs lies across the ground beside it. A second smaller fire burns on the far right. Behind them stand a pile of earth, scattered bricks, sacks, buckets and tools against a whitewashed wall. No people are visible. The photo shows metalworking or forge activity rather than a ritual.

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August 24 20142014-08-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesA large open flame burns on a dusty ground surface at night, rising from a cylindrical metal mould or vessel set on stones. Iron tongs and long metal rods lie across the fire, and smoke drifts upward. No people are visible. The scene appears to show metal being heated or cast in an outdoor workshop-style setting.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of a metal-working fire on bare ground. A tall orange flame rises from a bed of dark sheet-metal plates, with sparks flying upward. A glowing red-hot metal piece lies at the base of the fire, and a long rebar-like rod is held by a hand entering from the upper right to stir or tend the flames. Scattered stones and debris surround the scene. No people are fully visible beyond the hand, and no deity, saffron clothing or ritual setting appears in the image.2013-09-16A close, low-angle photograph of a fire burning on a dark concrete floor at night. Several flat rectangular metal sheets lie across the ground, glowing red and orange where the heat touches them, with sparks rising into the air. Large grey stones sit among the flames, which climb high and bright around them. No people are visible in the frame. A small faded logo appears in the upper left corner.2013-07-13A photograph of an open workshop under a corrugated metal roof with a whitewashed wall. In the foreground, flames burn from a dirt-floor fire on a sheet of dark metal, with a long iron rod lying across the ground. Behind it, a man in a black t-shirt and blue jeans stands on a paved floor among stacked tools and metal stands. Fans and assorted equipment line the space. A tall dark statue figure stands near the right wall, and a bright red-orange sign hangs on the wall. The scene suggests a sculpture or metal-casting studio rather than a ritual gathering.2014-08-24Close view of flames rising from a ground-level fire on bare earth. Several flat dark metal sheets lie on the ground among large lumps of charcoal or stone, with bright orange fire licking across them and sparks scattering. No people or ritual figures are visible in the frame; only the fire and metal sheets are shown. The setting appears to be an outdoor fire arrangement, possibly a homa or yagna fire pit, though this is not clearly identifiable from the image alone.2013-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesClose photograph of a glowing charcoal or fire pit on bare reddish earth, with orange flames and sparks rising. Two long iron tongs lie across the fire and a flat metal sheet rests in the heat at right. No people are visible.2014-08-24A photograph of an open outdoor fire on bare red-brown earth beside a corrugated metal wall. Orange flames rise from a bed of stacked grey bricks and charcoal, heating a large flat metal sheet laid across the fire. Scattered ash, debris and a grey lump of material lie in the foreground, with a tongs-like tool resting at the right edge. No people are visible.2007-08-27July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies