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A man in a white collared shirt, green knit cap and checked lungi kneels on dusty ground, chiselling a large flat grey stone slab with a hammer and tool. Rough stones and rubble lie around, a tape measure rests on the slab, and a second person's bare legs in sandals appear at the left edge. A worksite scene.

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December 22 20062006-12-22A elderly man in a white turban and white collared shirt sits on the ground among large cut granite slabs and blocks in reddish earth. He wears a yellow dhoti with a red border and holds a hammer and chisel, working on a grey granite block resting on his knee. Scattered stone chips lie on the ground around him at a quarry or stone-carving site.2009-12-15December 22 20062006-12-22A worker sits cross-legged on a bare concrete floor, hammering a metal chisel or spike with a hammer. He wears a white-and-pink turban, a blue-and-white checked short-sleeved shirt, light blue trousers and an ID badge on a lanyard. Behind him is a tall sack-covered pillar or column, and to the right lie a pair of brown sandals and an orange-bristled brush. Puddles and dampness mark the wet concrete, and grey cinder-block walls stand behind the site.2010-02-10Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a construction worker sitting on a concrete ledge, hammering and chiselling the edge of the concrete. He wears a blue and white checked turban, a yellow-green and grey plaid short-sleeved shirt, khaki trousers and blue flip-flops. Sunlight casts strong shadows across the pale concrete surface, with wooden formwork visible at the top right.2010-02-03A photograph of stone carvers working under a open-sided corrugated metal shelter on bare dirt ground. Several workers sit on and around pale grey cut stone blocks, chiselling and shaping them with hand tools; a shirtless man on the left works on a block, another in a grey shirt and checked lungi carves on the right, and a woman in a striped top and blue skirt works in the centre. Scattered stone chips and hammers lie on the ground. Behind them is a white compound wall, a green lawn, a faded signboard with printed text, distant hills and a lattice tower. Hanging clothes are visible at the left edge.A photograph of a construction worker sitting cross-legged on a freshly poured concrete rooftop, barefoot, working with a hammer and chisel on a metal rod. He wears a white cap with blue stripes, a brown and beige plaid short-sleeved shirt, and grey trousers rolled at the ankles. Pale slippers and a red-bristled brush lie on the concrete beside him, and puddles reflect the light on the wet surface. No a person candidate is visible.2010-02-10A photograph of an open-sided corrugated metal shed with blue steel posts, where workers shape grey stone blocks on a dirt floor. In the foreground a man in a checked shirt and blue-and-white checked lungi walks past stacked stone slabs. Near the centre a shirtless man in a white t-shirt and lungi sits cross-legged on a stone block, working with tools. Other workers squat or stand among the blocks, and one man in a purple shirt and green lungi stands at right with a red head cloth. Behind the shed are a white building with a painted banner, green trees and a hill. No a person candidate is visible, and the scene shows stone-cutting labour.A 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.A photograph of an open-sided construction area under a corrugated roof supported by steel posts, with a concrete block wall behind. A man in a white t-shirt, dark patterned shorts and a pink head cloth squats on a stone block, working on a piece of stone with a tool. Another worker in an orange top sits nearby among piles of rubble and cut stone blocks. A large pink plastic water pot stands on a grey concrete platform at right. Dusty ground, scattered debris and palm trees surround the site. No a person is visible in this scene.Close photo of a craftsman's hands carving a pale stone block with a fine chisel. The worker wears a blue and white checked lungi and has a white stone dust coating on his hands and feet.