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A photograph of stone construction at a temple-building site. Pale granite blocks carved with pillars, mouldings and pilasters are stacked in tiers, with orange alphanumeric markings painted on each block such as G1, G2, G3 and G.K.2. Loose dirt, scattered wooden planks and debris lie in the foreground, with dark rough-cut boulders piled behind and tall trees rising above. A white building with windows stands at the right edge. No people are visible.

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A photograph of granite temple construction pieces stacked outdoors in a yard beneath a thatched shelter roof, with palm trees behind. The stacked stones are carved architectural elements, including moulded cornice blocks, pilasters and small domed finials, many labelled in red paint with codes such as Gr.13, Gr.12, Gr.11, Gr.K.9, Gr.P.J.9 and Gr.P.J.10. Loose cut stone blocks and rubble lie in the foreground, and a white stone pillar and carved sections sit at the right edge. No people are visible.Photograph of stacked pale grey granite blocks and moulded temple-style stone components laid out in an outdoor yard. Several blocks bear red painted codes such as S.P.J.3, S.P.J.4, S.P.J.5, S.P.4 and S.P.6, marking them for assembly. Long slabs lie in the foreground, and a white building with ventilation grilles and trees stands behind. 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.A photograph of carved grey granite temple stonework stacked in an open outdoor yard. In the foreground a squared granite slab with a raised carved molding and small projecting ledges rests on stacked stone blocks, with a shallow trough-like recess behind it. Behind are larger carved pillar blocks with stepped capitals and cornices, and other dressed stones lie around on dry dirt with weeds growing between them. No people are visible.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.A photograph of stone masonry outdoors, showing dressed grey granite blocks and carved pillar capitals laid out on dry ground beside a white building with barred windows. Several stepped granite plinth sections and partially assembled wall blocks are scattered among weeds and gravel, with a stack of rough dark stone in the middle. No people are visible; the scene appears to be a temple construction or stone-carving yard.A photograph of an outdoor stone construction site showing unfinished granite structures with stepped blocks, a square sunken basin filled with dark water in the foreground, and dark polished granite panels set into a raised platform. Tall casuarina-like trees and greenery stand behind, with a white-walled building with a tiled roof in the background and an orange pipe rising on the right. No people are visible.Outdoor photograph of a yard piled with carved pale grey stone architectural elements, including moulded cornices, pilasters with decorative capitals, slabs, steps and a rectangular block with textured carving. Green shrubs and leafy trees stand behind the stone pile under a hazy sky, with a red metal pole at right. No people are visible.Outdoor photograph of pale grey granite architectural stone pieces stacked on a concrete ground beside green bushes. Carved blocks with moulded cornices, pilasters and bracket-like projections lie in rows, with a larger carved slab in the foreground. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible; the carved stonework suggests temple construction components.A photograph of stacked and laid-out pale grey granite temple wall blocks and moulded cornice pieces on a sandy ground, with dark stone pieces in the middle and trees behind. No people are visible. The carved blocks show pilasters and horizontal mouldings typical of temple architecture, arranged as if awaiting assembly at a stone-carving yard.A stone-carving yard with pale granite temple components laid out under corrugated roof sheds. In the foreground, stacked carved granite blocks with moulded mouldings and small red marking numbers sit beside a small finished shrine-like structure with a domed top and columned sides. Rubble piles lie behind, with palm trees and a few distant figures under the sheds, one wearing a saffron cloth. Yellow cloth hangs at the right edge.An outdoor photograph of a stone yard with a stacked dark grey granite and light grey granite block structure at centre, built in tiered layers with a sloped top, resembling a temple base or altar element. Light grey rough-cut granite blocks lie scattered on a concrete ground around it, with wooden offcut pieces on the floor. Dense green trees and shrubs stand behind, with a palm tree at upper left and a partial stone pillar at the right edge. No people are visible.