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Night-time photograph of a construction site with workers digging and carrying earth. In the foreground a heap of reddish soil sits beside a blue-and-white striped sack. A man in a pink headcloth and white shirt and dhoti stands at left; a man in a grey-green jacket and light trousers stands beside him. At centre a worker in a checked shirt and dark trousers bends over, digging with a hand tool, while a man in a grey sweater and another in a white shirt and checked lungi work nearby, one wielding a shovel. Piled dirt, bricks and a stacked wall fill the background under dark trees.

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December 09 20062006-12-09Night-time photograph of a construction site at an ashram compound. Several workers in lungis, shirts and head cloths dig and carry earth at a shallow excavation, one stepping across a plank over a trench. A tall wooden scaffold tower with red ropes stands behind them beside a saffron flag on a pole. Men in white dhotis and orange-red shawls stand around the edge, and a blue plastic drum sits near the pit. Warm lights glow in the background.2006-12-12Night-time photo of a construction site at the ashram with a mound of reddish-brown earth in the foreground. Several workers dig and carry earth under a bright light. A man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth stands in the left foreground, another in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands beside him, and a man in a pink turban and white shirt stands near a bearded man in a blue shirt. A worker in a blue shirt and a worker in a white shirt with a cap bend over tools in the centre-right. A blue tarpaulin lies on the right. No one is identified as a person in the scene.2006-12-12A night-time photograph of an outdoor construction site where a large temple structure stands under scaffolding at the right, lit by bright fluorescent tubes. In the foreground, workers in dhotis, checked shirts and head cloths dig and carry earth beside excavated trenches, and sacks and stone chips lie on the ground. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing saffron-orange shawls, gather around the pit and stand in lines near a tall flagpole flying an orange flag. A woman in a black head covering and white sari stands at the right edge. Several figures wear red and pink head cloths. No single person can be identified as the a person candidate from appearance.2006-12-09December 09 20062006-12-09Night-time construction work in a narrow courtyard between two concrete block walls. Six workers dig and level the reddish-brown earth: a man in a checked plaid lungi and white shirt swings a long-handled tool, another in a red-and-blue checked lungi bends forward with a shovel, and others in white shirts and red head cloths stand or stoop with hand tools. Red steel scaffolding poles line the left side, with a hanging line of clothes and a wooden desk with a chair at the back. Fluorescent light illuminates the scene.2006-10-06Night-time construction site at an ashram with a sandy ground and several large heaps of reddish soil in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red saffron-coloured shawls draped over their shoulders, move about and carry materials. A man in a dark shirt with a green waist sash stands at left. Two workers in plaid lungis and striped shirts stand at the right near a wooden frame and a wooden pole, one wearing a blue headwrap. Work lights glow in the dark background beneath a tarpaulin canopy.2006-12-12October 06 20062006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06Night-time construction work at a temple site with a red-earth excavation. A man in a checked shirt and pink cloth tips wet concrete from a pan into a wooden formwork frame marked with the numeral 1. Beside him, a worker in white dhoti and shirt with an orange sash works with a long plank and tamps or pushes material. Other men in white dhotis, some in orange sashes and orange shawls, stand around the site, with more figures in the dark background. Steel reinforcement rods and a green string line are visible at the right. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-12-12October 06 20062006-10-06December 12 20062006-12-12