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Close-up photograph of a metalworker brazing or soldering a copper-coloured metal piece with a torch flame. A brass-tipped blowpipe directs a bright orange flame onto a thin rod held by blue-handled pliers, while the workpiece sits on a dusty ground surface. Gold-coloured brazing solder beads along the seams of the copper and brass vessel. Only a hand holding the pliers is visible at the edge of the frame, no faces shown. Photo shows metal craft work rather than a ritual, discourse or ashram scene.

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A close photograph of a metalworker brazing copper pieces with a brass torch flame. A copper tube is held in blue-handled pliers while the orange flame melts solder along a curved copper sheet with gold-coloured joins. Partial hands are visible at the lower right and a rough concrete floor lies beneath. No a person or other people are clearly visible, only hands.2011-10-22Close-up photograph of a metalworker's hands using a gas torch with a brass nozzle to heat a blackened metal piece on a dusty ground. Blue-handled pliers grip the piece while the flame bursts from the torch. Specks of molten solder or metal are visible along the edges. No ritual setting, deity or a person is shown. The background is blurred earth and scattered gravel.2011-10-22Close-up photo of two craftsmen working on a copper sheet on the sandy ground. One man, seen from the knees down with bare feet, holds the copper piece steady with blue and red pliers, while the other man's hand directs a brass gas torch whose flame heats the copper. The copper is blackened and discoloured from heat, and a small metal bowl of white powder sits at the lower right. No deity, a person candidate or ritual setting is visible.2011-10-22Close photograph of two craftsmen working on the ground soldering a copper sheet with a brass torch. A bare foot rests on the left, pliers with blue handles hold a copper wire, and a red-handled torch flame heats a copper piece resting on a brick. A metal bowl sits on the right, with a blurred stone or fabric in the background. No a person candidate is visible; only the hands and feet of workers appear.2011-10-22Close-up photograph of a metalworking task: a hand holds a dark bent metal clamp or tongs gripping a flat metal sheet, while a torch nozzle directs an orange-yellow flame onto a joint and a thin filler rod feeds in from the right. Sparks and a bright melt point mark the welding spot on the polished, reflective metal surface. No people are shown except partial hands at the edges; no a person candidate is visible.2013-07-05November 20 20092009-11-20November 20 20092009-11-20September 06 20092009-09-06A photograph of a metalworker using a handheld brass torch with a blue-orange flame to heat a small silver-coloured piece placed on a perforated copper disc resting on stacked bricks. A metal drum filled with grey charcoal ash stands at left, and a small metal cup sits on a brick block at right. Sections of a patterned orange and yellow cloth sleeve are visible on the worker's arm. The setting is a tiled floor with scattered coals.2016-11-20A close photograph of a hand holding a brass blowtorch whose blue-orange flame is aimed at a small round copper disc with many perforations. The disc sits on a rough terracotta brick, and a small clear glass or crystal piece is set in its centre. Beside it is a metal pot of grey ash and charcoal, a second brick with a small dish, and a dark wood surface. No people's faces are visible, and the scene shows metal heating work, with no ritual figures, deity murti or a person depicted.2016-11-20 +1 copiesA photograph of craftsmen working on an ornate metal object. In the foreground, a man in a blue and white checked shirt extends his arm, and a second man wearing glasses leans in behind him, using a flame torch on a carved metal panel with a repeating leaf or scroll pattern, possibly gold-tinted. The torch flame glows orange at the seam. A wooden workbench, cloth and sacks fill the background. The scene shows metalwork or gilding in a workshop setting.2009-11-20July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies