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Three pale granite shrine-like structures stand side by side on a dusty unpaved ground. Each has a domed or stepped top with carved finials, slender pillars and a flat ledge, and their base blocks are stacked on the ground. Behind them are a low tiled building, leafy trees, a pile of rubble and a bare path. No people are visible.

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A dusty outdoor stone yard with several stacks of pale grey and dark granite slabs and blocks strapped into wooden crates and frames on bare ground. Behind them stands a tall, pale grey stone pillar with carved detailing beside a long corrugated-roof shed, with shrubs, a tree and a yellow excavator-style loader at the right. No people are visible.Outdoor construction yard on bare red earth with many grey stone pieces laid out in rows. Two standing grey stone deity statues, one holding a staff or mace, stand in the centre among flat stone slabs and carved stone panels. Many round stone bases and flat carved blocks fill the foreground. Behind them a pile of sand, sandbags, a metal tank and a small figure in white clothing walk in the background. Blue plastic chairs and a blue cloth sit at left.A photograph of several carved pale grey granite pillared shrine structures or pavilions with stepped domed tops and lotus-like scalloped carvings, arranged in a row outdoors on bare ground at a stone yard. Stacks of dressed stone blocks and other granite pieces lie around, with a few trees and a corrugated roof at the edges. No people are visible in the scene.Photograph of granite temple architecture components laid out outdoors among trees and a low white building. Two carved grey granite pillared structures with stepped cornices and moulded capitals sit side by side, with loose carved stone blocks, a cornice piece and a carved slab in the foreground on dirt and weeds. No people are visible.Photograph looking up at carved granite architecture: a stone pillar with a stepped, lotus-like capital and a horizontal beam with scrolled, carved brackets. A thin metal wire or chain runs across the beam. Dense green trees and foliage fill the background, with a few small bits of loose sandy ground visible beneath. No people are visible in the scene.2007-03-15A photograph of an outdoor stone yard with several long, cylindrical pale grey stone pillar shafts lying on the ground across wooden planks. Square stone pillar bases with circular carved tops sit at the left and right edges. A blue plastic barrel stands at the upper left, and more carved stone architectural pieces are stacked in the background among dirt and scattered rubble. No people are visible.A photograph of carved grey granite temple architecture stones laid out in an open yard. Several pillar-like pieces with stepped, moulded capitals and projecting brackets stand in a row along a low wall, with additional squared blocks and a carved cornice piece stacked behind them. Green shrubs and trees fill the background, and the ground is pale concrete scattered with small debris. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.November 13 20212021-11-13A photograph of a pale grey granite architectural element outdoors: a tall, freestanding stone structure with a bulbous, lotus-like domed top, stacked moulded tiers and a square cornice above a columned entrance-like passage with carved pillars. Sunlight flares across the upper part. To the left is a partly open corrugated shelter with a green net and cloth hanging, and to the right stands a row of cut granite pillars and blocks stacked in a yard. No people are visible, and no deity or ritual activity is shown.A photograph of a stepped, tiered stone-coloured pillar or small shrine base with projecting ledges and corner finials, set outdoors in front of a yellow building with a dark blue sign board and green shrubs. No people are visible in the scene.Outdoors on bare ground and patchy grass, a row of long, plain grey stone pillars lies horizontally, each with a squared base block and ringed moulding near the top end. Behind them, a heap of weathered reddish-brown wooden pillars and carved wooden pieces is stacked, and stacks of terracotta roof tiles sit to the right beside a tree trunk and a whitewashed wall. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.A photograph of stacked carved stone pillar pieces and architectural stone elements, pale grey and sandstone-coloured, with fluted shafts and capitals lying in rows on a workshop floor. Behind them are stacks of terracotta roof tiles and pale green painted wooden planks leaning against a wall, with a window frame at the top. No people are visible.