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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.

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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.2014-09-17December 19 20062006-12-19A 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.2006-12-19A 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.2015-02-01A worker in a yellow and white checked shirt, grey trousers, green checked cap and flip-flops bends over a bare floor in an unfinished room, using a handheld green-and-grey power tool to cut or scrape a grey tile. Scattered broken tile pieces, paper and packing material lie on the floor beside a white wall and stacked wrapped white cabinets on the left.2010-01-16 +1 copiesOctober 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesA 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.2006-12-19Outdoor construction work on a sandy site paved with large grey granite slabs. Three men in the foreground use long iron rods to pry and lever a heavy stone slab. The man on the left wears a yellow head cloth and a plaid shirt; the centre man wears an orange-red t-shirt, a cloth wrap and an orange-yellow head wrap; the right man wears a white head cloth and light shirt. Several other workers stand behind them, one in a yellow vest, and bamboo and a low stone wall are visible in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2016-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 22 20062006-12-22A worker in a pink full-sleeve shirt, plaid lungi and a red-and-white checked head cloth squats on dusty red earth, shaping a grey granite slab with a chisel and hammer. A yellow measuring tape lies across the stone and chips are scattered around it. Behind him is a large heap of crushed grey stone, more cut slabs lean on the ground, and a white plastic chair stands among construction debris, at an outdoor stone-working site.2006-12-19A man in a white sleeveless vest and green checked lungi sits cross-legged on a rubble-strewn ground, chiselling a grey stone block with a hammer and chisel. He wears dark-rimmed glasses and a thin chain necklace. Around him lie scattered stone chips, larger cut stone blocks, a carved stone piece with a curved edge, and a plastic bottle beside a tree trunk. The scene reads as stone carving work in progress.Outdoor 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.