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A photograph of workers unloading materials at a dirt construction site. Two men in white shirts and pale lungis stand in the back of a large red flatbed truck, lifting and passing metal trays or pots filled with straw. Beside the truck, a woman in a yellow-green floral sari with a long braid faces away from the camera. Two men on the left, one wearing an orange head wrap and one in a pale head cloth, watch the work. Gravel, earth mounds, a distant excavator and a blue signboard with text are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a construction site on bare red-brown earth. In the foreground a large red-and-white flatbed truck is loaded with straw and rows of black plastic pots or containers. Two men in white shirts and white head wraps stand in the truck bed handling the pots, and a woman in a green patterned saree with a long braid stands on the ground beside three men in checked shirts and lungis, one wearing an orange turban. Gravel lies to the left, a blue signboard with Kannada text sits on the truck side, and distant workers and machinery appear across the dusty ground. No a person candidate is visible.2009-12-17December 17 20092009-12-17A photograph of two men unloading grey stone architectural pieces from a wooden flatbed truck. The man in front wears a white shirt and blue shorts, and the man bending forward wears a white shirt, green checked lungi and a light blue head wrap. The stacked stones resemble temple pillar bases or pedestals laid on straw. The sky is pale and white.2009-12-17December 17 20092009-12-17Photograph of labourers unloading stacked grey clay pots from a flatbed truck with a wooden side panel, with straw packed between the pots. Two men in the foreground stand on the load, one in a pale shirt and pink turban and one in a light shirt, teal lungi and blue-and-white turban, lifting pots down. A man in a saffron-orange turban and a woman in a pink headscarf watch from the bottom edge, and a metal chain hangs from the truck on the left.2009-12-17December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of workers riding on the flatbed of a rust-brown truck loaded with long steel pipes. Five men sit or lean along the side rails: one in a maroon shirt on the left, one in a checked orange shirt, one in a maroon top and white cloth, one in a light blue shirt, and one in a yellow shirt with a patterned headcloth on the right. Behind them stands a bamboo scaffolding tower against a clear blue sky with a palm tree at right. No a person candidate is visible.2006-12-19December 17 20092009-12-17A photograph of workers unloading large grey stone pieces from a wooden-sided truck, with straw strewn across the load. Two men stand on the truck bed among stacked stone bases and pedestal-like pieces, and a man in a yellow turban and white shirt lifts a heavy grey stone block, supported by a man in a pink-and-white head cloth. A woman with grey hair in a bun and a woman in a pink headscarf watch from the foreground. The lower right corner carries a faint printed copyright line, which is not transcribed.2009-12-17A dusty construction site with reddish-brown earth mounds and piles of cut grey granite blocks. Several workers in lungis and head towels carry out site labour: one man in a striped shirt and green lungi walks with a shovel, another in a white shirt and turban carries a shovel, and a man in a beige shirt holds a small child in red on his shoulder. A woman in a red and white sari with a head covering stands at the left among stones and green shrubs. Coconut palms and a line of trees fill the background under a pale hazy sky.2009-10-15A photograph of a construction site in a sunny, dusty open area with scattered trees and a low hedge. Several labourers in simple dhotis, lungis and checked shirts handle a long pale concrete pole lying on the ground. On the right, two men in white head cloths stand on the flatbed of a worn orange-and-wooden truck, while a man in a white shirt and red head cloth leans against its side. Stacked concrete blocks sit at the left edge, and a row of white posts and a small white structure stand in the distance under a pale blue sky.A yellow tipper truck is dumping a load of reddish-brown soil onto an unpaved ground beside a paved stone walkway. Two men in ordinary work clothes stand on the paved path at right watching, one in a purple shirt and one in a grey shirt. A yellow vehicle and an orange-clad worker are visible further back on the site, with green trees and a water tower in the background. No ritual activity or a person depiction is visible.2016-08-27