A photograph of a pile of long, bare wooden poles or timber sticks laid side by side on dry, bare brown ground. Pale green plastic sheeting and an orange cloth lie across the top edge of the pile at upper right. Scattered small stones, dry grass and dirt surround the bundle. No people are visible in the frame. The setting appears to be a rural outdoor relief-distribution area. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a pile of long, bare wooden poles or timber sticks laid side by side on dry, bare brown ground. Pale green plastic sheeting and an orange cloth lie across the top edge of the pile at upper right. Scattered small stones, dry grass and dirt surround the bundle. No people are visible in the frame. The setting appears to be a rural outdoor relief-distribution area.

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