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Night photo of a metalworking scene outdoors beside a brick wall. A tall flame rises from a crucible on a clay ground, and several men work with long iron rods around it. On the left, a man in a white shirt and pink-red lungi grips a rod. Beside him, a shirtless man in a dark vest and checked lungi holds a rod, and a man in a white t-shirt works nearby. On the right, a bare-backed figure in saffron-orange cloth with gold borders stands with hands on hips, and other people in white shirts and saffron cloth watch in the background.

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September 04 20132013-09-04July 29 20132013-07-29July 29 20132013-07-29A dim brick-walled workshop with an earthen floor shows a molten metal pour in progress. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, bent over a crucible glowing bright orange-red on the ground, while a bare-chested worker in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a long iron rod across it. Small clay lamps with flames line the crucible's edge. Behind them, a group of onlookers stands watching, including two women in orange and red saris. A metal basin and sacks lie against the wall. The scene appears to be a traditional metal casting.2013-07-29September 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of a fire ritual inside a hall with a corrugated roof and brick walls. In the foreground, an man in a white shirt and dhoti tends a fire pit, with flames rising from a metal fire vessel and sparks flying. Around the fire, several men stand watching: a bald man in orange-red robes and shawl, a man in deep orange-red robes with a sash, and men in white shirts and white dhotis. A man at right in an orange-red dhoti and shawl stands near the fire, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands beyond him. The scene reads as a homa or yagna with the fire pit at its centre.2013-09-04A night-time photograph of a ritual fire on a sandy floor in front of a brick wall. Bright orange flames and smoke rise from a central fire pit, and several men in white dhoti and shirt clothing stand around it, some holding long poles or rods used to tend the fire. A man in a white kurta with a cloth draped over his shoulder stands at the center, pressing a long pole toward the flames. Onlookers stand in the background, and a framed picture is visible on the wall at left.2013-09-04Outdoor-style covered hall with a corrugated roof and a dirt floor where a fire pit burns with glowing embers and flames. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts and men in saffron-orange dhotis with shawls stand and crouch around the fire, some holding long rods to tend it. A dense crowd of people in white clothes stands behind, with photographers at the back. A woman in a red-orange sari and a man in a grey cap stand at the right. Ritual homa or yagna fire setting with devotees.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24Night ritual under a corrugated metal roof with a brick wall behind. In the foreground a glowing red-hot clay vessel sits on a dark stone beside an open fire on bare earth. A row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands behind it, one in an ochre-brown robe with a gold-bordered cloth, another with a rudraksha mala, bare-chested with a white cloth over the shoulder. Men in white and in saffron-orange robes stand nearby, with a few onlookers in the background. A man at right in white holds an object and gestures. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering.2013-09-04July 29 20132013-07-29A photograph of a homa at a fire pit in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. A small fire burns in a mound of earth or clay in the foreground, with a long iron rod leaning at left. Several men in saffron-orange and maroon robes stand in a line behind the fire, one holding an orange cloth and another with rudraksha beads. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris watch quietly. A man at right wears a white shirt, white dhoti and head cloth. Background lamps glow warmly.2013-09-04