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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.

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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.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 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 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 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.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 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.A photograph of carved grey granite temple base mouldings stacked outdoors in a yard, with stepped horizontal courses and ornate moulded ledges with projecting cornice details. A tarpaulin canopy, a plain white building, palm and tree foliage and dry leaves on the ground surround the stones. No people are visible in the scene.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.A 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.Outdoors on a tiled ground, several long grey granite beams lie side by side, carved on their faces with rosettes, lotus-like flowers, scrolls and foliage motifs. Behind them stacks of rough-cut grey stone blocks and debris sit on dusty ground beside a pale wall. No people are visible, and the carved stonework appears to be temple or architectural construction material.