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Night photograph of an open-sided hall with a brick wall behind a fire pit on a dirt floor. Several men in white shirts and dhotis or lungis stand around a glowing fire, one holding a long iron rod poking into the embers. On the right a shirtless man in a dark vest and checked lungi leans toward the flames. Behind them two men in orange and maroon robes with bare upper bodies, one in a maroon dhoti with yellow border, stand watching. Scattered offerings lie on the ground.

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Night-time outdoor scene of a metal-casting or smelting operation at a sandy site. Men stand around a glowing crucible set over an open fire, with a long iron rod held by two men at left and right to tilt or steady it. Molten metal glows orange in the crucible while smoke drifts through the frame. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at centre, another in a white shirt kneels at left, and a man in a plaid shirt and white dhoti watches at centre-right. A man in orange-brown dhoti with a beaded necklace bends forward at right. Brick walls form the background.2013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05July 29 20132013-07-29A night-time photograph of a metal casting or forging scene beside a brick wall. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands at a flaming furnace. Two men in white and pink clothing and a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers work long iron tongs and rods handling molten metal in a crucible over bright orange flames. Two women in white saris stand behind them. A metal bucket sits at left.2013-07-29September 04 20132013-09-04October 05 20132013-10-05October 05 20132013-10-05September 04 20132013-09-04September 16 20132013-09-16July 29 20132013-07-29Night photo of a metalworking scene outdoors beside a brick wall. A tall flame rises from a crucible on a clay ground, and several men work with long iron rods around it. On the left, a man in a white shirt and pink-red lungi grips a rod. Beside him, a shirtless man in a dark vest and checked lungi holds a rod, and a man in a white t-shirt works nearby. On the right, a bare-backed figure in saffron-orange cloth with gold borders stands with hands on hips, and other people in white shirts and saffron cloth watch in the background.2013-09-16August 24 20142014-08-24