Visit To The Old City Of Jaipur #2

in #travel7 years ago

Good afternoon everybody!

I am back with the continuation post from yesterday where I showed ya'll a little glimpse of the old city of Jaipur. Today I am gonna share some pictures showing the process of sand casting.

The craftsmen were making a javelin or a spear through this process. The people were there kind enough to show us the entire process not once but twice! As soon as I entered the space, I knew it was gonna be a little tough as there were tiny metal particles dispersed all around.

As we approached the inner parts it got hotter and hotter and I stopped as soon as I saw this!


Dangerous as well as beautiful! Don't you think?

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I couldn't get a final shot of the weapon but I sure did understand how they are made. It was definitely worth a watch :) Then we proceeded to buy some metallic wires needed for some assignment. Can you see the famous Nahargarh fort on the top of that hill?

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This instrument is used to measure the thickness or the diameter of a wire which in technical terms is called "gauge".

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Can you believe these pieces as tiny as these can be made in a machine?

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These little blocks might look cute but they are used for doming flat sheets of metal by punching them. Tough, aren't they?

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Okay, this is something that I found really interesting. These tiny copper balls are used for adding impurities in gold! Yep, felt like a badass holding these :D

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It was really sweet of the shop people to offer us some tea. Made my day for sure :D <3

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Another piece made by sand casting :)

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It was a really nice day. Exhausting for sure as most of us were sleep deprived from the night before due to some work. But I look forward to have some more visits and gather more in-depth understanding.

Till then..


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Lots of Love <3

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As a photographer i love the way you captured the hard work and dedication people put in creating that cool stuff :)

Wow, glad that you liked it then <3

@aishwarya... This gets me back to my memory when i traveled to Jaipur as kid 15 yrs ago , thank you for sharing :)

Wow, must have been a nice experience:)

Wow very beautiful post and a sweet deer. Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome :)