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A close photograph of a dense bed of dry grey-silver grass or reeds filling the frame. In the lower centre stands a small directional signpost with a yellow arrow-shaped board pointing right and a blue wooden post, bearing black Tamil lettering. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.

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March 03 20072007-03-03A collapsed thatched hut with a sloping roof of dried palm fronds lies on a dirt ground beside a blue painted wall. A wooden pole stands in front of the damaged structure, and loose debris, a red cord and plastic litter are scattered near its base. No people are visible; the scene appears to document cyclone damage to a dwelling.2012-01-03A photograph of a damaged thatched hut in a village, its roof of dried palm fronds and straw partly torn away and sagging, with a mud-plastered wall showing horizontal bamboo or wooden supports. Bent wooden poles, tangled wires and bare branches lie in the foreground under a pale blue sky. No people are visible in the scene.2012-01-06A thatched hut with a steeply pitched roof of dried palm fronds stands in a clearing among palm trees and leafy shrubs under a clear blue sky. Dry branches and fallen twigs lie in the foreground, and a blue tarp is visible at the base of the hut. No people or a person appear in the scene.2012-01-04A photograph of a rustic open shelter with a thick thatched roof of dried palm or reed fronds laid over a bamboo frame, supported by long wooden poles driven into dry reddish-brown earth. The thatch is bleached grey-beige. Behind it rises a green scrubby hillside with scattered grey boulders and a rocky outcrop under a pale sky. A small white building is faintly visible at the right edge. No people are present in the scene. +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07June 11 20102010-06-11March 03 20072007-03-03A photograph of a long, open bamboo-framed shed under a thatched roof of dried palm fronds, under construction or being built at an ashram site. Diagonal bamboo bracing supports the structure, and the ground beneath is bare earth with dry debris. Behind it stand palm trees, a low white building with blue doors, and a blue sky with scattered clouds. No people are visible.2007-05-27A collapsed thatched hut with a bamboo frame, its palm-leaf and straw roof sagging and partly torn away, stands beside a coconut palm and a leafy tree in overgrown grass. Behind it is a pale concrete building with laundry hung over a balcony wall. No people are visible. The scene shows storm damage to a rural dwelling, consistent with the cyclone-relief photos listed on the page.2012-01-04A long, low white-washed mud-block building with a thick thatched roof of dried palm fronds or straw sits on bare, sandy ground under a clear blue sky. A grey cylindrical drum lies on its side near the wall, a small tree grows at the far end, and a tall wooden pole with a wire stands at the left edge beside a red-earth path. No people are visible. The scene is an open rural setting with scrub vegetation in the distance.January 03 20122012-01-03