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Two-panel graphic with white overlaid caption text showing night-time photographs of metal melting in a crucible over open flames, a step in making archavataras (deity images). The left panel shows a red-hot crucible set in the fire on the ground, with a long rod or pole running to it and a few blurred figures in pale clothing at the edge of the frame. The right panel is a close view of bright flames and glowing embers against a dark background. The captioned message presents metal melting as one step in the deitification process.

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A close photograph of molten metal being poured from a curved metal crucible into a clay mould during deity casting. Bright orange molten metal streams out of the crucible's lip into a sand-coloured clay mould, with flames and smoke rising around the pour. Two long iron rods support the crucible. Only the lower legs of a person in white garments are visible at the upper left, and the ground is reddish earth.2013-07-29October 05 20132013-10-05Photo 11684496Night-time photograph of a molten metal pour at an outdoor foundry or casting site. A large clay crucible or ladle glows orange-red while a bright flame and sparks rise from it, with a stream of molten metal running down into red earth. Metal bars or tongs hold the vessel in place. In the background, several men in white dhotis and light shirts and a few women in saris stand watching behind a low brick wall. The ground is reddish soil and the scene is lit mainly by the fire.2013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05August 24 20142014-08-24KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/28/20182018-01-28 +1 copiesA close view of a metal crucible filled with molten glowing orange metal, gripped by long iron tongs with its rim resting on red-hot glowing embers on the ground. A torch or flaming stick sits at right beside a second glowing mass of molten metal, and dark soil and ash surround the setup. In the background at right, the lower legs and white cloth of a standing person are partly visible, along with a bare foot in a sandal. No person's face or a person's appearance is visible, so no candidate is identified.2013-07-13 +1 copies1978 - TiruvannamalaiOctober 05 20132013-10-05A metal casting scene at night in an open workshop. Glowing molten metal pours from a clay crucible into a mould, with bright orange flame and rising white smoke. Long iron tongs with curved jaws hold the crucible, and a wooden rod lies in the foreground. The ground is reddish earth. No people are visible.2013-07-29A close view of a traditional metal casting process in clay crucibles set in the ground. Glowing orange molten metal sits in a bowl-shaped clay mould at left, while flames rise from a fire pit between clay vessels. Iron tongs with long dark handles grip the crucible. Dry sticks and reddish-brown earth surround the furnace, and a second clay vessel at right glows red inside.2014-09-21