A yellow JCB backhoe loader with its boom raised stands on red dirt at a construction site, lifting a dark stone deity murti by a sling hanging from its hook. Behind it are a corrugated orange shed, a red umbrella, scattered rubble and stone blocks, and forested hills under hazy sky. Dark statues sit on a low platform to the right, and the scene shows temple construction work. - Nithyanandapedia

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A yellow JCB backhoe loader with its boom raised stands on red dirt at a construction site, lifting a dark stone deity murti by a sling hanging from its hook. Behind it are a corrugated orange shed, a red umbrella, scattered rubble and stone blocks, and forested hills under hazy sky. Dark statues sit on a low platform to the right, and the scene shows temple construction work.

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