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A man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti with green border squats on a bare concrete floor, hammering and chasing a sheet of copper with a hand chisel and hammer. A red thread is tied on his wrist. Around him lie metal tools, a hammered copper bowl, stacked copper pots and wooden crates, and a concrete block wall stands behind. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows metal casting and craft work at a sacred arts setting.

2006-12-10 +1 copies

A man sits cross-legged on bare red-brown earth, working on a thin metal sheet laid on the ground. He wears a white and light-blue striped short-sleeved shirt and dark checked lungi, with a red thread on his wrist. He holds a small hammer in one hand and a chisel-like tool in the other, striking the sheet with focus. Patchy green grass and a small pile of loose soil are visible at the top right, with a white container at the edge. No deity, a person candidate, or ritual setting is shown.

A craftsman sits cross-legged on a wooden board in an open workshop, working on a gold-coloured repoussé panel with a small chisel. He wears a striped white, purple and beige short-sleeved shirt, white shorts with green trim, and a gold bangle on his wrist. Around him lie metal tools and an ornate golden arched frame with floral scrollwork, and a dark pitch-like base covers the work surface. The setting is a sheltered, open-sided workshop with corrugated walls. No a person candidate is visible.

2013-07-16 +1 copies

A photograph of a man in a striped yellow-and-white shirt and checked lungi crouched on a concrete floor, hammering a sheet of metal with a wooden-handled hammer. He is bent low over the work, and a second person in a blue-and-black checked lungi sits beside him holding a small printed booklet with a colourful cover showing a robed figure. Scattered wooden boards, sacks and a large copper pipe lie in the background of a workshop used for metal casting work.

2006-12-10 +1 copies

A craftsman in a light blue checked shirt kneels on a dirt floor, hammering and chiselling a copper repoussé panel with ornate scrolling leaf and floral patterns. A red thread is tied on his wrist, and a line of gold-coloured inlay runs along the panel. Hammers and a wooden block lie nearby, and bare feet are visible at the left edge. Ritual metalwork is being prepared in a workshop setting, with no a person candidate visible.

A photograph of two men working on the ground under a corrugated metal shelter with a dusty red earth floor. In the foreground a man in a white sleeveless vest and purple shorts sits cross-legged, hammering a silver-toned metal vessel placed on a small anvil. Around him lie several polished silver pots, bowls and a rounded pedestal-like piece on a white cloth. Behind him a man in a pink-and-white checked shirt and red shorts sits and works on a wooden plank. A bottle of water and a small tool rest nearby, and a stool stands at the edge of the frame.

June 17 2013

July 20 2009

A man in a blue and white checked shirt and white dhoti sits on the ground at a dusty construction site, striking a metal rod with a hammer while holding it steady on a concrete block. Scattered iron rods and pipes lie nearby, along with a small metal bucket and rough red soil and stones. No one else is visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

Two men in white dhoti and shirt sit on the floor of a workshop carving and hammering metal panels for a temple. The man in front works with a chisel on a copper-coloured plate resting on a wooden block, while the man behind uses a small hammer on a gilded ornamental piece. Around them lie a curved gilded decorative frame, a wooden block, metal tools and scattered metal shavings, with a concrete block wall and a carved wooden table behind.

A craftsman crouches barefoot on a dirt floor outside an orange-washed building, working on a metal relief panel. He wears a blue and red striped shirt, white dhoti with green-edged border, a wristwatch and a ring. He holds chisels and punches against a sheet of embossed silver-toned metal with floral scrollwork, set on a dark wooden bench-like base. A yellow-collared gas cylinder with a hose stands at left, along with scattered tools and planks.

Several men sit cross-legged on the ground under a corrugated-roofed open shed, hand-hammering thin sheets of polished gold-coloured metal laid across cloth-covered sandbags. The foreground man, shirtless and wearing a checked lungi, holds a hammer and punch and works with bare feet on a wooden board. Behind him, others in plain vests and an orange-clad worker continue the same metal-shaping work, with tools and loose metal scattered on the dirt floor. A blue bag and a red cloth lie to the side. No a person candidate is visible, and the page is a workshop scene rather than a satsang.