the 450 kg -lrb- 990 lb -rrb- beast was coated in a lurid yellow marinade before it was lowered by crane into a 6m-tall tandoor kiln .
the kiln was built specially with more than 10,000 bricks , yellow mud and salt .
hopur and his apprentices spent five days erecting the cooking device and warmed it up for 48 hours before the big day .