Photograph looking down into a square brick-lined pit or foundation excavation at a construction site. The brick walls are grey and weathered with lighter mortar patches, and the floor is loose sandy earth in shadow. The pit rim is whitewashed concrete, and a white tarpaulin or sack lies at the lower edge. No people are visible; the image shows ground-level construction work at the aadheenam. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph looking down into a square brick-lined pit or foundation excavation at a construction site. The brick walls are grey and weathered with lighter mortar patches, and the floor is loose sandy earth in shadow. The pit rim is whitewashed concrete, and a white tarpaulin or sack lies at the lower edge. No people are visible; the image shows ground-level construction work at the aadheenam.

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