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December 17 2009

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Outdoor construction site where workers lay grey stone paving blocks along a sandy strip beside red-painted steps and potted plants. Five men work in simple clothes: one in a striped green shirt and checked lungi bends over the stones, another in a white shirt and red headband marks the edge with a tool, and a man in an orange top and green headwear places stone. Piles of rebar and rubble lie to the left, with a fence and small trees behind.2009-12-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple construction site where workers mix and spread wet grey concrete on the ground. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses, shovels concrete with a flat metal trowel. Beside him a man in a white shirt and green checked lungi bends over the mix with a small trowel. On the right a man in a striped shirt and pink-and-white turban holds a shallow metal pan of gravel. Behind them other workers in white and in lungis, and a woman in an orange sari stands near wooden formwork and a blue drum. Piles of sand and red earth surround the site.2006-12-09A 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 construction site beside a green wire fence and dry earth mounds. Several workers break and sort grey stone pieces on a pile at the edge of red-and-white concrete steps. A woman in a patterned skirt and head covering bends over the stones, another woman in a yellow sari stoops to the left, and a man in a blue shirt and checked lungi stands holding a tool. Two men sit on the steps at right, one in a yellow shirt and one in a striped shirt and grey trousers, with a coil of cable and tools nearby. The scene shows manual construction labour on a landscaped stepped structure.2010-02-01June 11 20132013-06-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of villagers doing construction work at a temple site. A woman in a green sari with a dark head covering bends forward while carrying a shallow metal tray of mortar or wet concrete. Nearby, a woman in a red and yellow sari with a pink head cloth stands watching, and a man in a white checked shirt and grey trousers walks past. A man in a white shirt stands behind a concrete ledge, and another worker wearing a pink-and-white cloth on his head kneels at the edge, smoothing the surface. A white-and-red painted low wall, a dark cloth hanging at left and leafy trees form the background under a pale sky.2006-12-30A photograph of a construction site where three men mix and spread wet concrete on the ground. The man on the left, in a white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a tilak on his forehead, leans forward over the mix. The man in the center wears a white shirt and a green-and-yellow checked lungi and uses a flat metal trowel to scoop grey concrete from a metal tray. The man on the right wears a striped white shirt, a white dhoti and a pink-and-white checked head cloth, and stands bent over the mixture. Sand heaps, scattered bricks and a wooden frame sit around them, and other workers and a woman in an orange sari are visible in the background.2006-12-09A 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 copiesA construction site at a temple compound with a partially built concrete block wall with crenellated tops. Several men work on the ground in front of it: two monastics in saffron-orange robes and shawls bend over a low work area with bowls and rubble, a man in a blue and white checked shirt and beige trousers stands nearby, another man in a white shirt and dhoti gestures with an arm raised, a man in a red-and-pink checked shirt watches, and a man in grey shirt and checked lungi stands at right. Piles of gravel and dirt lie on the ground, a bamboo pole rises beside the wall, and palm and leafy trees stand behind.2006-12-12February 01 20102010-02-01Outdoor construction scene at a building site under a clear blue sky, with palm trees and tall wooden poles in the background. Three men are working on a stone structure of stacked dressed stone blocks. A man in a pale yellow checked shirt with an orange lungi and a gold-coloured wrist band stands at left with hands on hips. In the centre, a man in a white shirt bends forward and applies mortar or plaster with a trowel, a bowl of grey mixture nearby. At right, a man in a light pink shirt faces the stonework. A plastic water bottle and a green container sit on the stones, and loose stone pieces lie on the ground at left.2006-12-19A photograph of construction workers at an outdoor tiered amphitheatre site under construction. Five men and a boy push and guide long wooden poles, with a heavy black cable or rope wrapped around them, along a concrete walkway between red brick tiered seating. Workers wear white or checked lungis, pink, blue and white head cloths, and one wears a striped shirt. Several rubber tyres lie on the sandy ground, and rows of potted plants line the seating steps. Palm trees and a clear sky appear in the background.