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A photograph taken at dusk on a sandy open ground beside a thatched structure with orange-painted walls. A flatbed hand cart loaded with stacked red bricks stands in the centre, and a man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers grips its frame while another man in a white shirt leans in beside it. Behind them, several men in white shirts and light trousers, some wearing lanyards, walk and stand among the structures, and a child in a yellow dress is at right. The scene suggests manual labour, with bricks being moved by hand on the site.

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Photograph taken at dusk or night on an open paved ground beneath a large tent-like canopy with bright work lights. Several men in plain white dhotis and shirts, one in a white shirt and dhoti at left, and others in checked or striped shirts push and steady a metal trolley cart loaded with stacked bricks or blocks. Other figures stand and walk in the background near pavilion structures and lamps.2011-01-16Photograph taken at dusk or night at an outdoor site with a blue tarpaulin canopy overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a line along a shallow trench lined with red bricks, looking down at the work. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-collared white polo shirt with a small badge stands at the right edge, closest to the camera. Another man crouches at the left, arranging bricks on the ground, and loose red bricks and a white cloth-wrapped object lie on the sand. Sandy ground, a tarp structure and a few other figures are visible in the background. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-16A photograph taken at night of several men working outdoors on bare dirt ground, laying red bricks along a taut string line. In the foreground a young man in a striped collared shirt and grey trousers crouches on the left, setting a brick with his hands. To the right, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans kneels and places bricks along the line, holding an iron rod upright. Behind them other men in white shirts and khaki trousers bend over the work area, with foliage in the dark background. The scene shows manual construction labour rather than ritual activity.2011-01-16Outdoor photo at night on bare sandy ground of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts working on a brick-lined trench or foundation. A man in the foreground crouches and sets a brick, another kneels beside him, and a standing man in a striped shirt holds a long wooden stick or rod upright in the sand. Several others bend or stand around the work, one wearing an orange-edged white shirt. A thatched shelter and a banner with green and white panels appear in the background.2011-01-16Four men in plain white shirts and dhotis or lungis bend over a freshly levelled dirt floor inside a block-walled enclosure at night, working with their hands and tools to smooth the ground. Warm artificial light falls across the uneven earth, and tall brick walls, some unfinished, surround the site. A pink cloth hangs from the right wall. The scene shows construction groundwork at an ashram building site.2006-10-06Night-time photo of devotees in white dhotis and shirts working on the ground of an open courtyard lit by a few lights. A bald man in an orange-saffron shawl kneels at the front left, holding a long stick and tracing a line in the soil beside a row of red bricks laid along the edge. Another man in a white turban and white clothing bends forward beside him, while more people in white stand, crouch or work along the line of bricks further back. A thatched-roof building, shrubs with yellow flowers and a blank signboard frame the background. The group appears to be preparing a path or border on the ground.2011-01-16A photograph of a campus work scene on a dirt path beside a green bamboo hedge and a brick wall. A young person in orange robes on the left steadies a yellow-and-blue hand cart loaded with grey stone blocks. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and wrap pulls the cart by a metal bar, and behind him a man in white clothes and a beaded mala helps push. Other people in white shirts, black shirts and orange robes stand or work nearby, and a pink bucket sits in the grass. The scene matches the campus cleaning activity noted in the page excerpt.2016-08-18Night-time photo of a relief distribution at an open dirt yard beside a building. A metal frame canopy stands overhead. A crowd of about twenty people stands in a loose queue facing a truck or cart with wooden slatted sides in the background. Women on the left wear yellow, pink and green saris and a child in a striped shirt is in the foreground. Men in white shirts and checked lungis or dhotis, one in a pink shirt, walk through the crowd. Piles of earth and pipes lie at the right edge. The scene suggests cyclone relief aid being handed out.2012-01-07July 29 20132013-07-29A photograph of a nighttime construction site with workers mixing and spreading wet grey concrete on a dug-out red earth floor. A man in a red turban and checked shirt and green checked lungi stands at left holding a long wooden tool. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti bends over the wet concrete at center. A worker in a white head wrap and yellow checked shirt crouches at lower right beside a blue bucket. Another man in a grey sweater holds a round metal tray. Several other men in white dhotis stand in the background, and a bright work light stands at upper right. Sacks lie at the right edge.2006-12-12April 06 20122012-04-06Outdoor construction site at an ashram in morning light, with a palm tree and a blue tarpaulin. Devotees in white dhotis and white clothing walk among low brick foundation structures laid out in rows on bare red earth. A woman in a white sari with red floral print stands in the foreground, gesturing with her hands. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a dark scarf around his neck and a bead necklace, walks at right carrying something. A stone gateway structure stands in the background.2006-12-22