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Outdoor foundry work on bare red earth beside palm trees and a thatched shed. A square brick-lined furnace glows bright red at left, with smoke rising. Three men stand at the furnace; the one nearest wears a blue head wrap and a light shirt and works a long tool. Two younger men in checked lungis stand at right, one in a red shirt, watching a crucible of molten metal glowing orange-red on a stand. A open fire burns at far right beside the shed. No swami-identifiable figure is visible, and no clear ceremonial markers are shown.

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Outdoor workshop on bare red earth where artisans work at open furnaces. On the left, a person in a blue head wrap and grey clothing bends over a glowing pink-hot metal crucible set in a concrete pit, with a rod being handled. Beside it, a man in a white shirt and checked lungi stands watching. A man in a dark t-shirt and checked lungi, holding a long tool, walks past a roaring open fire on the right. A thatched shed with bamboo posts, green trees and a concrete wall form the background. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows metal casting or forge work.Photograph of three men at an outdoor metal-casting workspace with a thatched-roof shed behind them and bare dirt ground. A crucible or mould glowing red-orange sits over a bright fire, with smoke rising, and a long rod is held by the central man in a blue shirt and plaid lungi. A man in a red shirt and lungi stands at left, and a younger man in a dark shirt and plaid lungi handles a tool at right. Scattered tools, debris and bundled material lie around the shed. The setting suggests craftsmen making sacred metal objects for the Sacred Arts University, as the page describes.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityOutdoor photo of a metal casting in progress at a rough brick and clay furnace. A red-painted crucible or ladle with molten metal glowing orange sits on a brick support, with smoke rising beside it. Several men in checked lungis and plain shirts stand around, one in the foreground wearing a blue-and-beige checked lungi and a gold bangle, another holding a burlap sack near the furnace. Bare earth ground, scattered bricks and a metal plate in the lower right. The scene shows artisans making metal sculpture.Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityMaking Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of an outdoor brick-lined furnace in dirt ground, with several crucibles glowing red-hot and flames rising from them. Two long metal tongs are used to handle a crucible, and a metal rod rests across the top. Workers in checked lungis stand at the edge, partially visible at the frame's top and sides, and charcoal and ash are scattered around the base. The scene appears to show metal being melted or cast, consistent with the making of ritual deity figures and vahanas as described on the page.