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Workers at an open-air metal casting site work around a glowing red crucible set into a mound of pale clay. Several men in checkered lungis and plain shirts hold long iron tongs and a wooden-handled blowpipe, and a bellows-like hose feeds air into the fire. Sacks hang nearby, and dirt ground surrounds the furnace. The scene shows traditional metalwork used in making temple deities. No a person candidate is visible.

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Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityOutdoor 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 UniversityA photograph of workers at a night-time metal casting site, crouched around a glowing furnace pit of red-hot coals and flames. Several men in checked lungis and striped shirts, one in a teal shirt and white gloves, hold long iron tongs and rods over the fire, handling crucible-like pieces of molten metal. Dirt floor, concrete base and scattered debris surround the pit. No temple ritual or a person appears in the frame.Making 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 UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityAn outdoor brick furnace with a large open fire burning inside, flames and smoke rising from it. Several men in lungis and loose shirts stand around it, one in a purple shirt and one in a green shirt with a face cloth, holding long metal rods used to tend the fire and work the molten material. A pile of red and maroon cloth or fibre lies to the left on the ground. Green foliage and palm trunks fill the background of the open yard.A photograph of a metal casting process at an outdoor workshop. A crucible with glowing red-hot molten metal sits over a stone mould pit, held by long iron tongs. Flames rise from the fire. Several workers stand around, wearing checked lungis and plaid shirts, handling the tongs and burlap cloths. A worker in a yellow shirt crouches at the lower left. The ground is dirt with scattered metal scraps. No a person is visible in this image; the page refers to deity making, not a person shown here.Making Of Sacred Arts University