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A dusty construction site with reddish-brown earth mounds and piles of cut grey granite blocks. Several workers in lungis and head towels carry out site labour: one man in a striped shirt and green lungi walks with a shovel, another in a white shirt and turban carries a shovel, and a man in a beige shirt holds a small child in red on his shoulder. A woman in a red and white sari with a head covering stands at the left among stones and green shrubs. Coconut palms and a line of trees fill the background under a pale hazy sky.2009-10-15A construction site on open, dry ground with piles of cut timber and stacks of stone blocks. Several women and men work on rough concrete foundations. In the foreground a woman in an orange and green floral sari and a red blouse carries a terracotta pot. Beside her a woman in a yellow sari holds a metal tray of grey mortar, and another woman in a purple sari and white head cloth walks past. A man in a blue top and red shorts stands at right, and a man in a white shirt bends near a green hose at centre. Distant trees and low buildings fill the background under a hazy sky.2013-06-25A photograph of four men laying stone paving on a dirt construction site outdoors. A man in a pink shirt and checked lungi bends forward holding a long-handled tool to press cement between grey stone slabs. Beside him a man in a cream shirt and striped lungi stands watching, and an older man in a checked shirt and white head cloth crouches to set a large pale stone slab with a blue bucket beside him. A man in a yellow striped shirt helps guide the slab, and an older man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands at right. Behind them stand a shed, a red container and banana plants, with stacked stone blocks scattered across the ground.2016-09-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of rural workers digging trenches along a dirt road beside a small wall or bank. A man in the left foreground in a white shirt and checked lungi holds a long iron rod, while several workers bend over a pit with spades and shovels. Workers wear head cloths, white shirts, green and pink tops, and dhotis. A red metal railing lines the road edge, with green trees and a building in the background. No deity, ritual or a person appearance is visible.2006-10-21Outdoor construction site on bare orange-brown earth with stacks of grey granite slabs and cut stone blocks in the background. Four workers are shovelling fine pale grey sand: a woman in a striped top and blue patterned skirt bends with a shovel into a yellow basin, another woman in a blue floral skirt and head wrap pours from a yellow basin, a woman in a plaid top with a green basin balanced on her head stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and white head wrap crouches at right with a shovel.2016-10-27A construction site outdoors where workers are mixing mortar on bare earth beside a small concrete structure. A man in a white shirt, grey trousers and a green head cloth pours cement from a blue woven sack onto a heap of reddish sand. Beside him a worker in a purple checked top, green lungi and white head wrap bends over the pile with gloved hands. On the right an older man in a cream shirt and blue-striped dhoti stands watching, and another person in an orange shirt stands further back. A black hose runs across the ground, and white buildings, trees and a red metal railing sit in the background. Stacked concrete blocks lean against a wooden frame at right.Workers at an outdoor construction site spread wet concrete over a gravel base. In the foreground, a man in a light-coloured shirt and orange head wrap bends forward, while a man in a green-and-white checked head cloth and a man in a khaki shirt and white dhoti shovel and level the grey mix. Piles of sand and crushed stone sit on the right, and more workers in white shirts and dhotis carry materials in the background. A wooden stake and a hose lie on the ground.2006-12-22A photograph of laborers digging holes on a dirt road beside a rural area with trees and a low shrub. Six men work in the foreground and background: one on the left holds a long iron rod, another in a white shirt and checked lungi bends over a hole with a pickaxe, and a worker in a pink shirt and blue shorts digs in a pit. Others wear white shirts, green lungis and head cloths, and stand watching or shovelling loose soil. Piles of red earth and stones lie beside the pits, with a red metal railing along the roadside and a small building in the distance. No ritual, deity or a person appears in the scene.2006-10-21A woman in a blue and yellow floral sari and an orange top, with a pink-and-white checked headscarf, balances a large grey metal basin on her head while smiling. She carries it across a paved area of cut grey granite slabs. Around her, workers in white shirts, a man in a brown shirt, and a young man in a navy t-shirt and grey shorts stand near the stone, some holding long wooden poles and tools. Green bamboo grows behind them and a reddish-brown earth ground is visible at the edge of the site. The scene shows manual construction labour on a stone-paved site.2016-10-26December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA woman in a blue and yellow patterned sari with an orange blouse carries a large blue metal basin of grey material on her head, steadied with both hands and a pink-and-white plaid cloth. Behind her, workers in white shirts, dark shirts and shorts stand on a paved area of large grey stone slabs laid in a grid, holding long wooden poles or leaning on them. Bamboo and a red-roofed building are visible in the background, with bare brown ground beyond the stone paving.2016-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copies