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A photograph of a stack of four round, flat, concrete-grey discs resting on a mound of loose tan sand at an outdoor construction site. The discs are dusted with grey cement and show small pits on their surfaces. Sunlight falls diagonally across the top disc, casting a shadow on its lower half. Part of a white-soled shoe and a foot are visible at the left edge, and reddish-brown soil and scattered stones lie in the background.

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A photograph of temple construction labour on a sandy site. Three men work barefoot with long-handled hoes or shovels, mixing wet grey concrete mixed with gravel on the ground. The man in the foreground wears a white shirt and a green-and-yellow checked lungi, bending forward over the mix. Behind him another worker in a white shirt and checked lungi stoops with a hoe. At left, a man in a teal top and plaid lungi holds a red bucket, while an orange bucket sits on the sand. Piles of sand and a loose cloth lie in the background.2006-12-09October 28 20162016-10-28 +1 copiesA dusty red-earth construction site under a clear sky, with sand piles, stacked white cement bags on the right, and rows of grey concrete blocks laid out along the left. Several workers in light clothing are scattered across the site; one young man in a pale shirt and checked lungi stands at the block row, and others in white garments bend and carry materials near a fence line of trees and palms in the background.A photograph of rows of grey stacked clay or cement ring-shaped pieces arranged in neat lines on bare red earth, with dried straw on the right and a wire fence with bushes and a tree behind. A pair of worn brown sandals sits in the foreground. No people are visible.October 28 20162016-10-28 +1 copiesA young man in a pale yellow collared shirt and blue jeans crouches on a concrete-paved area, troweling wet grey mortar or cement into gaps between stone slabs. A metal basin of mortar sits beside him, and a bare-bricked wall with a pipe runs behind. A red-and-orange wrist thread is visible on his arm. This appears to be a construction work scene.2016-09-12A close photograph of an empty polished stainless steel plate or tray resting on a grey speckled stone surface, with a stone edge at the right. No people are visible. The plate is shallow and round with a reflective rim, and a few small spots are scattered on its base.2017-01-29A barefoot labourer in a white collared shirt, grey trousers and a pink head cloth carries a yellow basin of sand on his head across an open dirt site. Behind him is a pile of pale sand, and in the background a yellow excavator and a small red-roofed building stand among trees. The scene looks like ongoing construction work at the Adi Kailaash grounds.2016-09-10April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiA photograph of three men working on sandy ground in front of an orange-brick wall and a stack of grey concrete blocks. Two men crouch at left and right: the left man wears a cream shirt and a brown patterned lungi and pours wet cement or mortar into a cardboard mould; the right man wears a cream shirt and white dhoti and presses his hand into a curved, partly formed clay or cement cast. A third man in a white shirt and jeans stands barefoot behind them, holding a video camera at his shoulder. A grey metal tray with pale mortar sits at left and cardboard pieces lie on the sand.2011-09-20A photograph of several wet clay moulds laid out on a blue and white checked cloth on bare ground. Each mould holds a sculpted figure in relief, with limbs and bodies pressed into soft brown clay. A taller clay form with a hollow cylindrical top sits at the upper right, and a larger lump of clay lies at the upper left. Sand, gravel and a white cloth surround the arrangement. No people are visible, and no event or ritual is shown beyond the sculpting work.2013-06-07A photograph of a ground-level cluster of old household items set against a weathered yellow-beige wall with green weeds growing at its base. In the foreground sit a large dark, cracked clay pot with a wide mouth, a stack of thin terracotta dishes with a tall hollow terracotta stand rising from them, several tall narrow terracotta chimney-like pieces, a blue plastic bucket with a handle, a dented black metal bucket and a dark metal basin. A small white ceramic cup and a bundle of dry twigs lie on the dirt, with a stack of flat round wooden or cardboard discs at the upper right. No people are visible.