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Outdoor photograph of villagers doing construction work at a temple site. A woman in a green sari with a dark head covering bends forward while carrying a shallow metal tray of mortar or wet concrete. Nearby, a woman in a red and yellow sari with a pink head cloth stands watching, and a man in a white checked shirt and grey trousers walks past. A man in a white shirt stands behind a concrete ledge, and another worker wearing a pink-and-white cloth on his head kneels at the edge, smoothing the surface. A white-and-red painted low wall, a dark cloth hanging at left and leafy trees form the background under a pale sky.

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A construction site on open, dry ground with piles of cut timber and stacks of stone blocks. Several women and men work on rough concrete foundations. In the foreground a woman in an orange and green floral sari and a red blouse carries a terracotta pot. Beside her a woman in a yellow sari holds a metal tray of grey mortar, and another woman in a purple sari and white head cloth walks past. A man in a blue top and red shorts stands at right, and a man in a white shirt bends near a green hose at centre. Distant trees and low buildings fill the background under a hazy sky.2013-06-25A woman in a blue and yellow patterned sari with an orange blouse carries a large blue metal basin of grey material on her head, steadied with both hands and a pink-and-white plaid cloth. Behind her, workers in white shirts, dark shirts and shorts stand on a paved area of large grey stone slabs laid in a grid, holding long wooden poles or leaning on them. Bamboo and a red-roofed building are visible in the background, with bare brown ground beyond the stone paving.2016-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 17 20092009-12-17Outdoor construction site with workers mixing and laying concrete beside a rotating cement mixer on a motorized base. Men and women in simple work clothes, including a woman in a green-and-white checked skirt with a pink head cloth and a man in a striped shirt, shovel sand and gravel into a blue drum. Piles of gravel and sand lie on the ground near a half-built low wall. Behind them a covered stage with a large printed banner showing a portrait and text, decorated with blue bunting and a floral garland, under palm and tree foliage.2006-12-30A woman in a blue and yellow floral sari and an orange top, with a pink-and-white checked headscarf, balances a large grey metal basin on her head while smiling. She carries it across a paved area of cut grey granite slabs. Around her, workers in white shirts, a man in a brown shirt, and a young man in a navy t-shirt and grey shorts stand near the stone, some holding long wooden poles and tools. Green bamboo grows behind them and a reddish-brown earth ground is visible at the edge of the site. The scene shows manual construction labour on a stone-paved site.2016-10-26October 21 20062006-10-21A construction site with red earth where workers are building with concrete blocks. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a pink-and-white blouse walks at left carrying a metal pan. Beside her, a woman in a lime-green sari with a light blue head wrap and shawl stands on the ground near a pan of mortar. A man in a white shirt and blue lungi bends forward, working mortar with a trowel. Behind them, women carry metal basins of material on their heads, and stacks of grey concrete blocks and gravel are piled around the site. No identifiable portrait or depiction of a person is visible in this scene.2008-04-10Outdoor construction site with bare reddish-brown earth. Several people in white and red-bordered saris and light clothing carry a long wooden beam horizontally across the ground, while men in white kurtas and orange-trimmed shawls stand on a low concrete wall at right, one holding a tall metal pole. Behind them are a small red-roofed shed, piles of rubble and bricks, trees and a utility pole with wires. Overcast daylight.2006-12-22A photograph of a group of men digging a large earthen pit outdoors beside a white-washed building with ventilation screens and a leafy tree. Several workers stand around the excavation: one in a white shirt and checked lungi holds a shovel, another in a white vest and grey shorts works in the pit, and a man in a white turban and checked lungi holds a long pole. Others wear checked headcloths and loose shirts, and some are shirtless. Piles of reddish soil surround the hole, and a wooden pole lies across the scene.2006-10-24A construction site at a temple build, with workers digging and mixing concrete on the ground in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left with a red-and-white head cloth, and a worker in a striped shirt and checked lungi shoves sand. A cameraman in orange shirt films beside a figure in saffron robes and orange shawl, with another saffron-robed person standing nearby. Several people wear orange and saffron robes and shawls. Rebar, brick walls, a ladder and a concrete slab frame the scene under green trees and a clear sky.2006-12-09A construction site at a temple compound with a partially built concrete block wall with crenellated tops. Several men work on the ground in front of it: two monastics in saffron-orange robes and shawls bend over a low work area with bowls and rubble, a man in a blue and white checked shirt and beige trousers stands nearby, another man in a white shirt and dhoti gestures with an arm raised, a man in a red-and-pink checked shirt watches, and a man in grey shirt and checked lungi stands at right. Piles of gravel and dirt lie on the ground, a bamboo pole rises beside the wall, and palm and leafy trees stand behind.2006-12-12Outdoor construction site on bare orange-brown earth with stacks of grey granite slabs and cut stone blocks in the background. Four workers are shovelling fine pale grey sand: a woman in a striped top and blue patterned skirt bends with a shovel into a yellow basin, another woman in a blue floral skirt and head wrap pours from a yellow basin, a woman in a plaid top with a green basin balanced on her head stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and white head wrap crouches at right with a shovel.2016-10-27