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Close photograph of a blacksmith's forge at night: a metal pot or crucible sits in bright orange flames, held by a long dark iron tong or rod, with a wooden stick resting on dark earth in the foreground. Partial legs in dark cloth and a bare foot are visible at the left edge of the frame, with a reddish cloth beside them. Glowing embers and smoke rise from the fire.

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August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a metal casting process at an outdoor site on bare earth. A crucible glowing red-orange is being tilted with long iron tongs, and bright flames rise from it. Two legs in dark trousers and bare feet are visible at the upper left, and a wooden stick rests on the ground in front. Sacks and stones lie in the background.2014-08-24A close-up photograph of a metal crucible or vessel glowing orange-red over an open fire at night. Flames rise around its base, and iron tongs or rods hold the vessel in place over glowing charcoal. The scene looks like a metalworking or casting process, with no people visible.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24July 29 20132013-07-29August 24 20142014-08-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesJuly 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a glowing red-hot metal crucible or ladle being held with long iron tongs over open flames, with orange fire licking around its base on a dark ground of reddish earth. The molten vessel glows bright orange-red with dark specks on its surface. No people, statues or ritual items are visible; the scene appears to be a metal-casting or forging process.2013-09-04A 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.2013-07-29Close-up photo of a glowing red-hot clay or metal crucible being heated over an open fire, held by iron tongs with flames rising behind it and smoke drifting upward. Blurred figures in saffron-and-cream striped cloth and dark gloves stand at the edges, tending the furnace. Rough earth and ash surround the vessel, which is wrapped in a dark iron band.2014-08-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies