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A photograph of a traditional open clay furnace at night, glowing bright orange with flames and molten metal visible inside a brick-lined firebox. Two men stand at the sides of the furnace: one on the left wears a blue-and-white checked lungi and a red cloth draped over his shoulder, and one on the right wears a teal t-shirt and a checked lungi, both holding long iron rods used to work the metal. Glowing embers scatter across the dark ground. Such a furnace suggests metal casting, shown here as part of the making of temple deities.

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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 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.Making 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.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.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.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityA 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.Making Of Sacred Arts University