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A photograph of an open fire burning on the ground inside a dim, plain-walled shelter with exposed poles and a cable. Bright orange flames rise from a small pit, with sparks drifting upward. A standing man in a white shirt and checked lungi is at the right edge, partly cut off, watching the fire. Two electric fans, a ceiling beam, and assorted bags and bedding lie in the background. The fire appears to be a homa-style fire, though no offerings are clearly visible.

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A photo of a workshop interior showing an open fire burning in a shallow pit on a dirt floor, with flames and sparks rising. A man with a shaved head, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a red-and-white checked lungi, stands at the right holding a long metal rod used to tend the fire. Metal sheets lie near the pit, and a wall fan, leaning poles and sacks are visible in the background. Lit by the fire, the scene appears to be metalwork or forging.2014-08-24A dim workshop photo of metal casting. A glowing orange crucible of molten metal sits on a bed of dark ash and stone bricks on the floor, with a flame and smoke rising from it. A person in white clothing and sandals, only partly visible at the right edge, holds a long iron tongs or rod over the melt. Scattered slabs, bricks and tools surround the furnace area.2007-08-27Close view of a clay or metal foundry crucible glowing orange-red with molten metal and flames, held in a dark iron tongs-like frame. A person in a white short-sleeved shirt stands at the left edge, partly visible, holding a wooden stick near the fire. The setting is dark, with soot and ash on the ground. A faint purple dove logo appears at the top left corner.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24September 16 20132013-09-16Close 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.2014-08-24A photograph of a metal casting workshop on a dirt floor at night. A glowing fire burns beside a clay mould, and a person's hands grip long iron tongs holding a crucible or ladle of molten metal above a rectangular metal mould. A rusty iron tray and tools lie on the ground, and a corrugated sheet stands in the background. Only two hands and a forearm of a worker are visible, with a bangle on one wrist. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2007-08-27A photograph of an open pit in the ground, lined with glowing red coals and two flames rising from a crucible-like vessel set in the earth. Dark ground surrounds the pit with scattered metal rods, a ladle-like tool and debris. Near the top edge, the lower legs of people in checked dhoti-style cloth are partly visible, but no person stands clearly in the frame. The scene suggests metal casting work being done in a makeshift furnace.A dim workshop floor of packed dirt and paving holds two fires burning on flat metal sheets. The nearer sheet glows orange-red with flames licking up from its edges, and a pair of long iron tongs lies across the ground beside it. A second smaller fire burns on the far right. Behind them stand a pile of earth, scattered bricks, sacks, buckets and tools against a whitewashed wall. No people are visible. The photo shows metalworking or forge activity rather than a ritual.2014-08-24A photograph inside a bare, whitewashed concrete workshop shows men tending a glowing fire. In the centre a red-orange flame rises from a clay furnace or mould, and a man in a white t-shirt leans over it using long iron tongs and a rod to manipulate a metal piece in the fire. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and another in a dark apron and red checked cloth hold a long bellows-like pipe. Dry wood and debris lie on the earthen floor, with a blue drum in the background. Smoke drifts through the room.2014-08-24July 29 20132013-07-29