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Camera location	12° 11′ 13.47″ N, 79° 56′ 37.11″ E	View this and other nearby images on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap	(Info)

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 7 December 2012. It was captioned as follows: English: A worker working in the sea salt pans of Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu, India Other languages:  Deutsch: Ein Arbeiter in einer Meerwassersaline in Marakkanam im indischen Bundesstaat Tamil Nadu English: A worker working in the sea salt pans of Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu, India Español: Un obrero trabajando en las salinas de Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu, India Magyar: Munkás dolgozik az indiai Tamilnáduban található sólepárló tóban Italiano: Operaio al lavoro nelle saline di Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu, India ქართული: მუშაკი მუშაობს მარილიან ტბორზე. მარაკანამი, ტამილნადუ, ინდოეთი. Bahasa Melayu: Seorang pekerja yang bekerja di kawasan penghasilan garam di Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu, India. Nederlands: Een arbeider aan het werk in de zoutpannen van Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu, India. 中文（简体）‎: 一个工人在印度泰米尔纳德邦马拉卡纳姆的盐田工作。

Valued image This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Salt evaporation ponds in India. You can see its nomination at Commons:Valued image candidates/Marakkanam Salt Pans.JPG.

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The life of a salt pan worker is harsh especially at a daily wage of few hundred rupees. Marakkanam in Tamil Nadu, India has many salt pans where they produce sea salt by drying up sea water that is pumped into pans. The industry is facing a number of problems recently and many workers now prefer to do daily labor in construction industry instead of working in highly saline conditions for a considerable number of hours every day. The image attempts to portray this reality, while still trying to be photographically artistic. Note: This photograph uses Adobe RGB color space. It is recommended that the photograph be viewed in a browser/image viewer that supports non-sRGB color space. Safari and Firefox include non-sRGB color space support by default. Русский: Жизнь работника соляных копий сурова, особенно учитывая то, что его дневной заработок равен нескольким сотням рупий. В Маракканаме, расположенном в штате Тамилнад Индии, находятся множество соляных копий для добычи морской соли. Её добывают осушая часть морского дна, отгораживая его от моря заслонами. Отрасль сейчас сталкивается с определёнными трудностями. Многие работники предпочитают трудиться в области строительства, нежели работать в сильно засоленных условиях по множеству часов. தமிழ்: ஒரு உப்பு பான் தொழிலாளியின் வாழ்க்கை கடுமையான இல்லை