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A man in a light blue short-sleeved shirt, red shorts and a green head wrap works outdoors on a construction site. He leans forward, using a wooden-handled tool to spread or mix grey mortar or concrete on the ground. Around him are scattered grey granite stone blocks, reddish-brown dirt mounds and patches of sparse green weeds, with a green hose lying across the ground behind him. A wristwatch is visible on his left wrist. No deity, ritual or a person depiction is present.

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June 26 20132013-06-26A worker in a grey short-sleeved shirt, green shorts, green head wrap and sandals chisels a granite block on a red-earth site. Several pale grey dressed stones lie on the ground around him, with a heap of rubble and larger rocks behind. Low tiled-roof buildings, palm trees and a utility pole sit in the background under an overcast sky.2013-06-08September 07 20162016-09-07A labourer in a pink head cloth, a striped white shirt and green shorts bends forward on bare reddish-brown earth, raking or levelling the soil with a tool in his right hand. Behind him rises a grey stone boundary wall with red and white painted bands along the top, and bricks are stacked at the upper right. A trench and scattered stones lie to the left.2006-12-19A man in white clothing digs into a mound of reddish-brown earth with a long-handled spade, bent forward at the waist. He wears a white shirt with rolled sleeves, white trousers with a bandaged lower leg, a wristwatch and a dark cord around his neck. Behind him, concrete foundation walls and ground-level activity are visible, with other people partly visible at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests construction or site preparation work.2006-12-22December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor construction site beside a dense green tree line under a clear blue sky. Four labourers work on a dug-out foundation with piles of reddish-brown earth. The man on the left wears a light blue shirt, white dhoti and white head cloth and reaches toward a basket. The man second from left wears a purple patterned shirt, white shorts and a striped head cloth and carries a shallow tray of gravel. The man second from right wears a light blue shirt, a green checked lungi and a white head cloth. The man on the right wears a long white shirt, white dhoti and white turban. A tall black water tank on a metal stand stands at left, with a grey block boundary wall behind the workers. No identifiable a person is visible.2006-12-09A man in a pale blue-and-white checked shirt and light green trousers bends over a mound of sand at a red-earth construction site, digging with a long-handled shovel. Stacked grey sacks of cement or material sit behind him, and a wire fence with a few trees runs along the top of the frame. No ritual, deity or a person depiction is visible; the scene shows ground preparation and mixing work.A photograph of a labourer squatting on bare ground, mixing material with a long-handled trowel and a small hand tool. He wears a checked short-sleeved shirt, khaki trousers and sandals, with a red mark on his forehead. Beside him sit a black plastic bucket, a green basin and a large heap of brown sand against a red-painted wall with green plants.2016-09-08A worker in a white collared shirt and green-and-blue checked lungi stands on a rooftop construction site, pouring water from a dented metal bucket onto a freshly cast concrete parapet wall. Water splashes from the wall as he works. Exposed rebar cages rise behind him, a black water storage tank sits at left, and a green hose lies across the wet concrete floor. Sandals are on his feet and sunlight falls on the scene from the open sky. This is a construction scene at the Adi Kailasa site, not a ritual event.2010-02-10October 27 20162016-10-27June 07 20132013-06-07