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A photograph of a cluttered floor in a thatched or palm-leaf roofed shed. A large rusted gas cylinder with brass valve and regulator lies on the concrete floor on the right. On the left are a wooden-handled hammer, a wooden tray holding small items including a cotton reel, a white toothbrush and packaged supplies, a sheet of gold-coloured metal foil, a piece of red cloth, a few bricks, a plastic bag, and split coconut shells in the upper right. No people are visible.

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July 01 20092009-07-01December 20 20062006-12-20A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti with orange-striped border sits on a wooden platform in a thatched workshop, bent over a curved copper sheet resting on a stone block. Beside him stands a metal rod or stand. Behind him lie a large gilded metal piece with red cloth, cardboard boxes, a plastic bottle, steel containers and a blue gas cylinder. The workman is shaping the metal by hand.2009-07-19A thatched workshop where artisans shape copper-coloured metal sculptures on the floor. A man in a white vest and white dhoti sits on a low stool at the right, bent over a sculpture piece and working with a torch or tool; a second seated worker in a grey shirt and dark trousers bends over metal pieces; a third man in a plaid shirt and blue checked lungi stands at the back. Scattered around them are sculpted parts, stone bases, copper-coloured figure fragments, a clay pot, cloth and bamboo walls. No deity murti is clearly identifiable and no one is clearly a person by appearance.2009-09-06Close 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.2011-10-22Two men work outdoors on bare red earth in front of an orange-painted building with a maroon door and a corrugated metal wall. The man on the left, in a white shirt and maroon-and-red cloth, crouches with a torch or blowpipe over a small metal vessel set on red bricks, using a hose and gas fitting. The man on the right, in a white checked shirt and maroon cloth with yellow border, sits cross-legged beside him holding a tool and watching the work. A sack and a plastic water bottle sit nearby.2013-06-25A man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti with green border squats on a bare concrete floor, hammering and chasing a sheet of copper with a hand chisel and hammer. A red thread is tied on his wrist. Around him lie metal tools, a hammered copper bowl, stacked copper pots and wooden crates, and a concrete block wall stands behind. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows metal casting and craft work at a sacred arts setting.2006-12-10 +1 copiesClose-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.2011-10-22September 06 20092009-09-06A workshop photograph inside a covered open-sided hall where two men work on metal sculpture near a row of deity murti statues. On the left, a bare-chested man in a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti with a red thread on his wrist holds a tool over a metal pot with a blowing torch and burning charcoal, possibly soldering or casting metal. On the right, a man in a blue t-shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a wooden board with tools and a red gas cylinder beside him. Behind them stand gilded and orange-robed deity statues on carved wooden pedestals, with framed religious prints on the wall and garlands at the left edge.2016-11-18November 20 20162016-11-20A 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.2016-11-20