Not evident in these positions to have a chat, maybe they were talking about their work or about the popular criquet, who will tell ....
I was having my daily coffee across the street seeing how the works progressed : white wash or repainting this building.

They did the job in 10 days with 5 men for 15.000 Rps work salary, coffee and vadai in the morning and evening for free.
The owner had to buy the paint seperatly.