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November 18 20162016-11-18November 20 20162016-11-20A worker in a blue plaid shirt, blue shorts and flip-flops, with an orange-and-cream checked cloth wrapped on his head, bends over a construction site to position a yellow-painted metal frame on sandy ground. Beside him stands an ornately carved wooden chariot or ratha-like structure with tiered carvings on its side, resting on wooden blocks. Behind are a large white tent, a blue tarpaulin-covered cart, mounds of earth and a partly built scaffolded structure with flags, under a pale sky.2016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20December 22 20062006-12-22A photograph inside a temple hall showing one man on bamboo scaffolding, painting a colourful sculpted figure. He wears a white sleeveless vest and a blue-and-white checked lungi, with a red forehead mark, and holds a brush in his right hand. Lashed poles and rope frame the scaffold, and nearby stand painted deity or guardian figures in pink, green and blue, with red, white and blue striped pillars behind. A white tripod-like frame and a loose cloth hang at the upper right. No a person candidate is visible.2012-05-25 +1 copiesA construction worker in a blue shirt and grey trousers works on a steel beam, holding pliers and tying wire or rebar around the metal. The image is rotated sideways. He wears dark sunglasses and stands on a raised platform or scaffold beside a pale concrete wall, with a brownish sandy background and a wooden plank below him.2010-02-01November 24 20162016-11-24A priest's hands pour a stream of yellow liquid from a brass pot over a small golden deity murti standing on a pedestal, in front of an ornate gilded arch. A second brass vessel sits on the ledge below. Metal railings and red-tiered seating are visible behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2017-08-07A close photograph of a craftsman in a white dhoti polishing an ornate gilded wooden relief with a yellow handheld angle grinder fitted with a black polishing pad. The carving shows scrolling, swirling floral and foliate patterns in gold. Only the lower body and hands of the worker are visible, including a gold wristwatch. The ground is reddish earth with more gilded panels in the upper left.2009-10-15