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A 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.

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A 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.2016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20Photo 11698316Close-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.2011-10-22A photograph of a man seated on a paved floor working at a small metal brazier. He wears a white sleeveless top, a white dhoti with blue-edged borders, a rudraksha mala, and red wrist threads, and has glasses. He holds a metal tool in the flame to heat a small brown clay or metal dish, while a piece of paper bearing a red and white circular mandala design is set on the brazier. Around him are an orange basin with green-handled tools, a white plastic bucket, metal trays and utensils. The scene appears to be a craft or ritual preparation setting.2016-11-18Close-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.2011-10-22A man in a checked white-and-grey short-sleeved shirt and orange dhoti with yellow border crouches on a paved courtyard, using a handheld gas torch with a blue-and-orange flame to heat a small metal dish set on a brick. Nearby stands a stacked brick hearth holding a metal bowl, a steel drum containing ash and charcoal, a plastic bucket, a blue tub with tools, and gas cylinders in the background. A red thread is tied on his wrist. The scene suggests metal melting or refining work.2016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20A 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.2011-10-22July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesClose-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.2011-10-22