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A night-time outdoor stone-carving site under a tarpaulin canopy lit by tube lights on poles. In the foreground a seated figure with his back to the camera wears a bright orange shawl wrapped over the body and an orange turban, sitting on a block of grey stone beside long dressed granite slabs. Behind him a worker in a checked shirt stands near carved stone blocks with ornamental relief patterns, and dirt has been excavated in the middle ground. A person at the right edge holds up a small camera. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm any named individual, so the identity remains uncertain.

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Night-time photograph at a stone-carving site under a tarpaulin canopy lit by two fluorescent tubes. In the foreground a person seen from behind sits on a granite block, wearing a saffron-orange turban, long dark hair falling over the shoulder, and an orange cloth draped over a bare back. Ahead, another worker in a striped shirt bends over carved granite blocks with floral and scroll relief beneath the canopy. Piles of earth, stone slabs, shovels, a yellow jerrycan and sacks lie on the ground. A standing figure in white stands at the left edge. The canopy fabric bears printed text in an Indic script.2006-12-10Night photograph at a stone-carving site under a tarp roof with work lights. Stacks of carved grey stone blocks and a carved slab with floral relief lie on the ground. In the centre-right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and stands barefoot. Beside him a man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands with a mala, and at the right edge another man in white with an orange shawl holds a stick. A man in white stands at the far left edge. Earth and a cloth are on the ground near the stone.2006-12-10Night-time photograph at an outdoor stone-work site with bare concrete and carved stone slabs, one with ornate scrollwork, and a wooden pole leaning across the stone. A man in a flowing saffron-orange wrap and orange sandals walks centrally, with long dark hair swept back and a bare upper torso; a person by visible cues of long hair, saffron clothing and adornment, while his role is a devotee walking with attendants. Two attendants in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls stand behind him, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala. A third person in orange and white stands at the left edge. Work lights glow in the background.2006-12-10Night photograph at an outdoor stone-carving work site under a tarpaulin with a faded printed image. Stone slabs and tools lie on the left, and a fluorescent tube light hangs from a pole. Two saffron-robed men stand on dirt ground among stone blocks; the foreground man in a white dhoti and orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and has long hair, the man beside him wears a saffron robe and sandals and has shoulder-length hair, and two more men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a figure in a white dhoti stand farther back. Several onlookers and a vehicle are in the dim background. No deity murti or ritual fire is visible.2006-12-10December 11 20062006-12-11A night-time photograph under a white tarpaulin at a stone construction site, with a wooden ladder and a fluorescent tube light on the right. A tall standing man in a long orange robe, barefoot, with long dark hair, stands on a stone ledge while looking down. Beside him a man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels and bends over a large carved stone block. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl stands, and another man in orange sits at left among stone blocks. In the foreground a small brass kalasha-like object with a dome stands on a red cloth with tassels. The scene suggests a stone carving or temple construction work. Four to five people are visible.2006-12-10Night photograph at a temple construction site on dusty ground lit by a single distant lamp. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and matching orange turban, with a long wooden staff in his right hand and a rudraksha mala draped across his chest, walks forward. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white shawl and a red-bead mala stands near a stone. Behind them, workers in white clothes and orange shawls move among the site, and a white tent canopy stands in the background. On the right, a man in a white checked shirt holds a flat tool on his shoulder. Visible cues on the central figure: orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and staff, matching the page's a person label, so the candidate is probable, in person.Night photograph at a temple construction site on red earth, lit by a few lamps. In the foreground stands a person in an orange turban, orange robe and orange shawl, one hand raised to the face, wearing sandals. Around them, several people in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls move about the excavated ground, with a rebar frame and a wooden pole visible at left. Mounds of soil surround the pit.December 12 20062006-12-12Night photograph at an outdoor site with reddish-brown earth and a tarpaulin canopy overhead. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, bare-chested, with orange sandals, standing with his eyes lowered. Behind him to the left, several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, stand in a line; one carries a small red bag. A bright red cloth is held up in the middle ground. Two dark rectangular stone or concrete pillars with upright metal rods stand on the ground, and a small mound of earth sits between them.2006-12-10December 12 20062006-12-12Night photograph at a dirt construction site. In the foreground, a figure wrapped in a bright orange shawl and wearing an orange turban stands in profile, holding a wooden cane in the right hand, with long dark hair falling over the shoulders. Two men in white kurta-style clothing stand in the dark background, one holding a bright white light stick. The ground is rough reddish-brown earth with mounds of soil.