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ROPE MAKING LABOURER -- SHE ALONG WITH OTHERS, MAKING ROPES FROM THE COCONUT HUSKS.

ROPE MAKING LABOURER -- SHE ALONG WITH OTHERS, MAKING ROPES FROM THE COCONUT HUSKS.

TAGS: India, Labor, Rope, Woman

Deba prasad Roy

Kolkata, India

Member since 2014

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© Deba prasad Roy.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

08.2009

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Nov. 13, 2009, 8:34 a.m.

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NIKON D90

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105mm

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1/59

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f5.6

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ISO320

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