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A photograph of a carved grey stone shrine or pavilion with four pillars and a flat roof, set in a construction site with piles of stone blocks on either side. Orange-saffron flags on thin bamboo poles stand around the base, and the dense green trees behind it frame the structure. Along the bottom edge, the heads and shoulders of several seated devotees in orange robes are visible, with some people in white nearby, watching the monument. The carved pillars show deity and floral reliefs.

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A photograph of a newly carved grey stone pavilion or mandapa with a flat roof and four carved pillars, set outdoors among trees and piles of cut stone blocks. Orange flags on thin bamboo poles stand in front. Several seated people in orange and dark clothing sit at the bottom edge of the frame, watching the structure, with a few figures visible in the background among the trees. No clear individual can be identified as a person from appearance, so the a person field is set to none. The stone structure is viewed from the front with a stepped plinth and carved reliefs on the pillars.2006-12-22A photograph of a newly built grey stone temple gateway or pavilion with a flat roof and carved pillars, set in a wooded outdoor site. Carved figures and motifs decorate the pillars and base. Orange flags on bamboo poles stand along the foreground, and a few heads of seated people are visible at the bottom edge, with a figure in orange clothing visible among the trees behind the structure. Rubble and stone blocks lie around the site.2006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22December 22 20062006-12-22Outdoor stone pavilion with carved pillars and red cloth draped between them, housing a deity murti pair seated on a pedestal, one figure wearing a crown and orange garment. In front, a white-draped altar holds brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a lamp. Two people in orange robes stand nearby, one at left in orange and another at right with a shaved head holding a staff, in a puja setting with trees behind.2007-02-24A photograph of an outdoor shrine canopy with grey stone pillars and red cloth draped at its sides, sheltering a seated deity murti decorated with red and gold garments and a garland. In front stand a brass lamp, offerings and kalasha-like vessels on mats spread on a green tarpaulin. A group of about six to eight people in white dhotis and saris and a man in orange robes stand at left near the shrine, while another man in white stands at right by stacked concrete blocks. Partly built walls and trees form the background.2007-02-24Outdoor temple shrine with a grey stone pavilion and carved pillars, where a priest in saffron-orange robes stands at a raised platform performing abhishekam over a small deity murti under a golden kalasha-like crown. Large statues of two deities behind are garlanded with multicolour flower garlands in yellow, red, green and white. Seated devotees in orange cloth sit at the platform's front edge, one with a white flower garland, while others in white and dark clothing sit below. Brass vessels and oil lamps rest on the platform, and saffron flags on bamboo poles frame the scene.2006-12-25Outdoor photograph of a pillared granite shrine under a metal-frame canopy with red velvet drapes. Several men in white dhoti and white shirts sit on the raised granite platform performing a puja; one bald man at centre-left holds a lamp while others sit with hands joined in prayer. Behind them stands a deity murti decorated with red cloth and garlands. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes sits with hands folded, and a row of seated audience members in silhouette fills the bottom edge. A grey block wall and bare trees form the background, with a yellow-wrapped container and brass vessels near the steps.2007-02-24Outdoor photo of a construction-stage open-air site with a stone pavilion on the left and a steel-framed shelter with blue tarpaulin in the background. In the foreground, a group of about 30 seated people sit on sand: many wear orange robes, others wear white. Standing spectators and palm trees fill the background, and a red-and-white banner is propped near the pavilion. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2006-12-22Outdoor photo of a newly built grey granite shrine with a tiered domed roof and four pillars around a black stone shivalinga-style base on a raised platform. Two men in lungis bend over a mound of red earth beside it, digging, while a boy in a light shirt stands nearby. Behind, a striped pink, blue and green canopy shelters rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing on mats, with white-clad figures among them and a white van and cars parked on the dusty ground.2017-02-03