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A photo of three young men working in an open-sided workshop beside a corrugated metal wall and orange-washed plaster wall. On the left, a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and blue checked lungi sits cross-legged, holding a small yellow object over a clay furnace built from bricks. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a grey-blue shirt and red cloth tends a flame and a rough wooden or metal workpiece on a low metal bench. On the right, a man in a striped purple-and-white shirt and blue lungi works at a metal table, shaping small metal figures laid out in a row, with a small cup, hammer and cloth nearby. Tools, a brick fire setup and a metal pot sit on the ground.

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December 12 20062006-12-12Outdoor photograph of two men working at a small clay forge beside a bamboo lattice fence on bare dirt ground. The man on the left, wearing a white shirt and a cloth wrap, crouches and holds a metal rod with tongs over a flat stone. The man on the right, in a checked shirt, strikes a metal bar with a hammer while seated. Glowing coals sit in the forge opening, and short iron rods lie scattered on the ground. A bucket of charcoal sits at the left edge. The scene shows metalworking in progress.2006-12-19Making Of Sacred Arts University2009 - Glimpses-From-Sacredarts-UniversityJuly 04 20132013-07-04July 01 20132013-07-01Three men sit on a floor in a workshop carving white stone or plaster sculpture parts, with golden deity statues on shelves behind them. On the left, an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border, holds a chisel and mallet over a wooden block. In the centre, a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and white dhoti works beside a red bucket. On the right, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti holds a pale carved foot. Tools and wooden sticks lie on the ground in front, and the golden figures on the wall are unfinished-looking sculpture work.2013-06-30Two men sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor carving small white figures with hand tools. The man on the left wears a white shirt and dark dhoti-style lungi and strikes a chisel with a mallet. The man on the right wears a white-and-brown checked short-sleeved shirt and holds a small hammer and pointed tool while working on a pale figure resting on a wooden block beside his foot. Wood shavings and scattered chisels lie around them, with a pink mat and a blue-handled tool at left and clothes hanging on a white wall behind.2013-06-26Three men sit on the ground in a cluttered, makeshift shed carving a large wooden tortoise sculpture. The man on the left wears a cream shirt and holds the carving with both hands. The man at the top centre wears a white shirt over an orange-brown cloth and carves the shell with a tool. The man on the right wears a striped grey-and-white shirt and steadies the piece. Around them lie cardboard boxes, sacks, a turquoise bucket, scrap wood, sand and debris, with corrugated metal walls behind.2013-06-23Photograph 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.A photograph of a workshop courtyard in which three men gather around a small brick forge with glowing red coals. The man on the right, in a white sleeveless shirt printed with a blue logo and white dhoti, squats barefoot and gestures while speaking. A man in a striped shirt and checked lungi crouches opposite him, reaching toward the fire, and a young boy in a striped shirt and lungi leans over from the left. Behind them are an orange-washed wall, a red door, a stacked wooden bench, plastic buckets and a grey metal blower. No deity, altar or ritual is visible.2013-11-29July 05 20132013-07-05