A photograph taken in an open thatched shed with lattice side panels and a cinder-block wall behind. A figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange-saffron wrap, stands in profile with head bowed toward a row of tall dark metal cylindrical vessels stacked in columns. A wooden table with scattered items sits at left, and a bundled white cloth lies in the lower right corner. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a large open-sided thatched shed with a concrete block wall behind it. In the foreground stand several tall, dark metal cylindrical vessels stacked in a row, weathered and rust-tinged. To the right, a bare-footed man in a long orange robe with long, loose dark hair and a beard stands beside them, looking toward the vessels, with a cloth bundle and a metal bowl on the ground nearby. A small blue-and-white sign hangs on the wall behind him.

September 16 2006

A figure in a long flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair stands in a thatched workshop shed with a lattice-walled side, looking down at a partly carved wooden shrine or ratha component on the floor. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt and another in orange cloth stand near the open doorway. Around them lie large metal cylindrical moulds, copper bowls and urns, a blue plastic chair, a toolkit with hammers and saws on a tarpaulin, and wooden planks. A figure in white stands at the right edge. The figure in saffron appears to be a person, identified by his long swept-back hair and saffron robe, though the photograph does not clearly establish this.

September 20 2006

A thatched open-sided shelter with bamboo lattice walls and a concrete floor. In the centre, a tall figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands barefoot beside a small wooden stand holding a carved wooden object and a brass bowl. Behind him, two people in white clothes stand near a stack of large dark metal drums and cylindrical containers, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands to the right. A torn poster on the bamboo lattice shows a grey figure. Bags, bundles of wood and a cloth-wrapped parcel lie on the floor.

September 19 2006

A photo inside an open lattice-walled workshop where a temple chariot or ratham is being built. A woman in an orange saffron sari stands barefoot at centre, speaking with men in white dhotis and white shirts. Around them stand large cylindrical wooden and metal drums, copper and brass bowls, bronze pieces, hammers and tools on the concrete floor, and a plastic chair. Another man in white and an elderly man in orange stand at the back. Woven mats hang on the left wall.

Outdoor metal-casting workshop under a blue tarpaulin on a bare earth floor. A large clay furnace or crucible sits on a round stone base in the foreground, with a metal pot nearby. Two workers in white shirts and dhotis tend the casting work at left, and a third person sits at a low stone seat. A woman in an orange robe with long curly dark hair stands at right, one arm extended and pointing toward the workers, with stacked firewood, a stone slab and blue bags beside her. Brick walls and a lattice-screened shed form the background.

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Inside an open-sided thatched workshop with lattice screens, a man in a saffron-orange shawl and dark wrap stands at centre with long dark hair, facing a row of large bronze and metal vessels and dark stone or metal pieces on the concrete floor. Around him, several men in plain white dhotis and white shirts stand watching; one in white wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala and holds a hand near his chest. A white plastic chair and metal drums are visible at right, along with a white cloth panel behind. The setting suggests temple or ratham workshop work, with the group observing the metalwork.