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A stone-cutting site under an open shed with pale sandstone blocks stacked in the background. In the foreground a worker in a green striped shirt, beige cargo trousers and a red head cloth bends over a long pale stone slab, using a handheld angle grinder whose spray of dust fills the air. Another worker in a striped shirt and checked lungi walks across the far side of the workshop. Scattered stone chips and rope litter the dusty floor. No deities, a person or ceremony are visible.

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A worker in a green striped shirt, khaki shorts, sandals and a red checked head cloth cuts a large pale stone block with a green angle grinder in a dusty, open-sided stone workshop. Chips and fragments of stone litter the ground and piles of cut blocks sit behind him. The photo is a site image of stone cutting rather than a ritual or discourse scene.2014-09-17A stone-carving yard with a man in a dark red shirt and sunglasses using an angle grinder on a grey stone block. Behind him, a man in a red head cloth and white dhoti pushes a stone-working tool across the dusty ground. Beside them stand a large cylindrical stone base and a smaller stone piece. Behind, rows of carved stone deity murtis and a stone pillar stand under bright daylight, with more workers and a white-clad figure further back. A wooden chair sits in the foreground.2015-02-01December 19 20062006-12-19October 28 20162016-10-28 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20152015-02-01A stonemason in a light teal short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers bends over a large rectangular granite block in an open workshop yard, using a handheld power tool on its edge. Another worker in a pink checked shirt and patterned lungi stands at the left edge. Scattered chisels, stone offcuts and carved stone pieces lie on the sandy ground under a blue-framed corrugated shelter, with a stack of dried palm fronds and cloth hanging at the right. Shaped stone pieces, including one with a carved motif, sit in the background. Watermarked copyright text appears in the lower right corner, which is not described.October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesA worker in a grey shirt and a checked lungi, with a white cloth wrapped over his head, kneels on a wooden plank atop freshly poured concrete slabs at a construction site. He holds a hand tool, working on the grey surface, with a green electrical cord running across the slabs to a purple electrical switch box at the lower left. A metal bucket with grey cement and a pink plastic bottle sit nearby, and a pink plastic bottle lies on the concrete at the bottom edge. Dirt and small stones surround the site.2006-12-19Outdoor stone workshop on bare ground with scattered granite and marble offcuts. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and blue checked lungi, sits cross-legged and grinds a stone block with a handheld angle grinder. Behind him another man in a tan cloth grinds a stone piece. Nearby lie chisels, hammers, a power strip and trailing electrical cords, and a tall pale stone pillar stands at left. The scene shows stone carving work in progress for temple or sculptural pieces.December 22 20062006-12-22A worker in a plaid shirt and dark head-wrap chisels carved ornamental scrollwork into a large grey stone block at an outdoor construction site. He holds a wooden-handled mallet and chisel. Behind him, blue tarpaulin shelter, stacked timber and bamboo poles, and bare earth suggest ongoing build work. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-12-19October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copies