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A photograph of a group of men gathered around a large, smooth mound of wet reddish-brown clay on a dusty open yard. Several men lean over the clay, pressing and shaping it with their hands, while others stand watching. Clothing includes white and striped shirts, a yellow shirt, checked lungis, a red head cloth and a grey towel wrapped on a head. Behind them stand a red-brick building, a silver SUV, and blue and red shipping containers, with palm trees at the right edge. The clay appears to be part of a sculpting or moulding process.

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A photograph of a group of men gathered around a large, unfinished clay sculpture on a dusty ground outside. Several men crouch and lean over the reddish-brown clay form, one older man in a checked lungi and orange-and-white headcloth presses his hand against it, and others in white shirts and checked lungis watch and work beside him. Behind them stand shipping containers, a parked silver SUV, a small brick structure and palm trees against a pale sky. Nothing in the frame shows a person, so no candidate is present.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19A photograph of a group of men in dhotis and shirts gathered around a large mound of reddish-brown clay on bare dirt ground. Several men crouch and lean over the clay, pressing and shaping it with their hands, with chalk-like marks visible on its surface. Behind them stand stacked blue and red shipping containers, a white SUV, a brick wall and palm trees under an overcast sky. No one is identified as a person.2014-06-19A photograph of about a dozen men crouched and leaning over a large, rough, unfired clay mass resting on sandy ground outdoors. The clay form has cracks and the word "J SAMY" is written in blue marker across its surface. Several men wear white shirts, one wears a checked shirt with a maroon head cloth, another wears a yellow shirt and a red-and-white head wrap, and some wear pale lungis. Behind them stand shipping containers, a brick building, and palm trees beside a white wall. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2014-06-19Five men work in a dusty open-sided shed digging around large rounded orange-brown stones half-buried in red soil. Two men in white dhotis and sleeveless shirts crouch and lever a metal bar into the ground, while a man in a checked shirt and white lungi bends over the nearest stone. A boy in a blue shirt and a man in a brown shirt also help, and a hammer lies in the foreground beside a rope. Brick walls, metal poles and a wash-basin counter surround the work area. No ritual is visible; the scene shows manual labour on a construction site.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14September 16 20132013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16Close photo of a large weathered reddish-orange stone lying on bare ground, with dark blackened patches and faint scratched lines on its surface. Several men in white dhotis with green borders kneel at its side, one man's bare hand with a gold bangle and ring resting on the stone. A short wooden log lies beneath one end. The setting appears to be an outdoor earthen site with scattered straw and pebbles. No a person candidate is visible.2013-07-14September 16 20132013-09-16A large clay sculpture of a bare human foot rests on two red bricks on bare sandy ground. The moist reddish-brown clay is coarse and unfinished, with the toes and sole shaped in rough form. Behind it lie a stack of red bricks, a strip of wooden board, and the lower legs of a person in white clothing with sandals nearby. The scene looks like an outdoor sculpting workshop.2013-06-13A photograph of a clay or plaster sculpture partly buried in reddish-brown earth, shaped as a large rounded form with three circular holes on its upper surface and scored lines across its surface. Several workers stand or crouch around it: a man in a yellow checked shirt and plaid lungi kneels at right, holding a digging tool, while others in lungis and a teal shirt stand at the left and top. A metal pipe lies across the background. The scene appears to be an outdoor mould or statue being excavated or prepared.