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A rural mountain road under repair in a forest setting. An orange road roller with a canopy stands on the left, pressing freshly laid dark tarmac while smoke rises from the work area. A white Toyota Innova with a roof rack, a sticker reading GENIUS and a yellow plate DL 1Y B 1954 is parked on the newly surfaced stretch. Several workers in plain clothes stand and sit beside the road, one handling a black bucket and hose of hot bitumen. A small orange flag flutters near the roller. Dense green trees and ferns line both sides of the road. The mood is practical, with no ritual or a person presence visible.

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July 01 20082008-07-01July 01 20082008-07-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a forest road under repair in hill country. An orange road roller with large grey drums sits at left, with a driver in its cab and smoke rising from the freshly laid asphalt. A white Toyota Innova with a roof rack and a yellow Delhi number plate reading DL 1Y B 1954 is parked in the center of the gravel road. Several workers stand and sit along the right roadside beside a pile of material and a black drum, dressed in plain work clothes. Dense green trees line both sides of the road. No identifiable person is visible in a saffron or ceremonial appearance.2008-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 01 20082008-07-01A photograph of a forest road under repair in hilly terrain. An orange road roller with a small canopy and exhaust stack sits on freshly laid dark gravel and tar on the left, driven by a person in the cab. A white Toyota Innova with a roof rack and an orange flag on its rear is waiting behind the roller. On the right, workers stand and sit beside a tar-boiling area, with smoke rising among tall green trees. The left foreground shows a vehicle side mirror. The scene contains no identifiable ceremonial activity.2008-07-02July 01 20082008-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 02 20082008-07-02A photograph of a road under repair in a forested hillside setting. An orange road roller with a rusted canopy sits on the left, pressing fresh dark gravel and asphalt. A white Toyota Innova with a roof rack and a yellow Odisha-style registration plate drives along the middle of the road. On the right, several workers in uniforms stand near a pot and tar equipment, and smoke rises from the heating asphalt among tall trees and dense green undergrowth.2008-07-01A photo of a forest road under resurfacing work. An orange road roller with a canopy stands on freshly laid dark gravel and asphalt on the left. A white Toyota Innova with a roof rack and a yellow Delhi-style registration plate drives slowly behind it. On the right, a few workmen in plain clothes stand near black asphalt buckets and a hose along the verge, while smoke rises from the works among tall trees and green undergrowth. Two people are visible at the roadside and no ritual activity or a person appears in the scene.2008-07-02A rural forest road under repair. An orange road roller with a canopy is compacting fresh dark gravel and asphalt on the left, with smoke rising from the work area. A white Toyota Innova with a roof rack and a small orange flag on its antenna drives over the road in the centre. On the right verge, two workers stand near a black pot and tools, and another man sits on the bank. Dense green trees and shrubs line both sides of the road.2008-07-01July 02 20082008-07-02A white Toyota Innova seen from behind on a narrow, unpaved mountain road lined with dense green vegetation and a steep wooded bank. The rear of the vehicle shows a Toyota logo, a yellow Delhi taxi-style registration plate reading DL 1Y B 1954, and several stickers on the rear window including 'GENIUS' and 'EM-BEE TOUR'. An orange flag is fixed to the roof rack, and a blue tipper truck with a worker in orange clothing travels ahead on the left. A green roadside sign with white Hindi text stands at the upper right, and a small building with a red sign sits beside the road. The vehicle is the main subject, with no visible people inside the car.2008-07-06