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A construction site photograph showing the base of a grey concrete block wall. Grey metal pipes run horizontally along the wall and vertically down beside it, joined to a white PVC drainage pipe with an elbow fitting near the ground. The pipes are set into a freshly dug trench of pale brown sandy soil, with scattered stones and a white plastic bag tucked near the pipe base. Bare sandy ground and a dirt track stretch into the background under bright daylight. No people are visible.

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A dusty construction site with partially built concrete block walls under a clear, hazy sky. In the foreground, a low wall of stacked grey and terracotta-coloured blocks runs across bare reddish earth, with loose blocks and rubble scattered around. Behind it, taller white-plastered block walls rise, with window openings framed in the upper courses. A tall black metal scaffold-style frame supports a dark cylindrical water storage tank. To the right, a finished white building with a sloped corrugated roof stands beside the work area, and rocks and stones are piled on the left. No people are visible.2007-03-22A photograph of an unfinished concrete block wall at a construction site. The grey cinder-block wall has rectangular ventilation openings along its top course and a row of blue steel roof trusses above it. The ground is bare reddish-brown soil with scattered stones, a small brick-built pit or box, coiled rope and a blue cable, a bamboo pole leaning against the wall, and grey PVC pipes with fittings sticking out at the base. No people are visible.2007-03-22A photograph of a dry, scrubby hillside with a line of grey concrete fence posts running diagonally across the frame. Several posts stand upright in the foreground on bare reddish earth, and a concrete beam lies on the ground near the base. Dry brown shrubs, bare trees and a large boulder appear behind the fence line. No people are visible in the scene.2007-03-22Construction site with a trench being dug and lined with grey concrete blocks along the foundation. Several workers are visible: a man in a white shirt and cap walking on the left, a woman in a blue saree and red blouse crouching at the trench, a woman in a red saree standing on the right edge, and a woman in a patterned saree kneeling beside piles of rough grey stones. Stacks of concrete blocks sit on the far right and left, with red earth, a sand heap and trees in the background. No a person candidate is present; the setting is a building foundation work site in Tiruvannamalai.Aadheenam Construction 20092009-01-01 +1 copiesA long, unfinished concrete block wall runs diagonally across the frame on bare reddish-brown earth. The wall has rectangular openings at the top and a row of small square vents, and several white PVC pipes and fittings run along its base in the dirt. A small green tree stands at the left under a pale sky, and a wooden stake leans against the wall. No people are visible; this is a construction site photograph.2007-03-18A close photograph of a freshly dug circular pit in reddish-brown laterite soil, with scattered small gravel stones and loose clods. A pale grey concrete block sits at the upper edge of the excavation, and a few dry grass stems lie on the ground. A small purple logo appears in the upper-left corner. No people are visible; the scene is an outdoor earthwork or foundation dig.2016-09-15A construction site beside a long white building with rows of windows and a concrete block wall on the right. Five or so workers in light shirts, lungis and head cloths dig a trench in reddish soil. One worker in a white dhoti and red head cloth stands on a pile of earth, and another bends low near the ground. White PVC pipes with fittings lie along the trench beside the wall, and loose bricks, blue pipes and stacked materials are scattered around. Green trees stand in the background.2007-03-29A photograph of an excavated square pit dug into reddish-brown earth on open ground. The pit has clean vertical walls and a small amount of muddy water pooled at its base. Loose soil and clumps of dirt are piled around the rim, and patches of green grass grow along the edges. No people or ritual activity are visible.2006-12-10A construction site beside a long whitewashed block wall under a corrugated roof. In the foreground, a low wall of pale concrete blocks and reddish bricks rises from a trench of excavated red-brown earth, with a heap of sand and a large pale stone at left. Taller unfinished block walls with exposed courses extend along the left, with trees and a green canopy behind. A doorway opening appears in the white wall. No people are visible.2007-03-22A photograph of a construction foundation dug into reddish-brown earth. A rectangular pit holds grey wet concrete, with a bundle of vertical rebar cage standing in it, secured by wire ties to a pale wooden pole laid diagonally across the pit. Pale precast concrete blocks and planks lie on the ground at the top edge, with a black hose running across the upper right. No people are visible, and no ritual activity is shown.2006-12-12A construction site beside a dry-banked channel with green reeds and palm trees. Workers in everyday clothing dig and shovel along a freshly concreted walkway. A black water pipe runs overhead across the scene, supported on wooden stakes. Stone retaining walls and piles of rubble and sand line the banks, with a few more workers visible in the background near heaped stone.2009-10-15