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June 20 2008

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A photograph of a concrete rectangular structure under construction at an excavated, reddish-brown earth site. The grey concrete walls are braced with diagonal wooden supports, and its flat top slab is wet with a shallow pool of water. A blue bucket and small tools sit on the slab. Muddy water surrounds the base, and stone-block retaining walls line the upper embankment. No people are visible.2008-06-20October 26 20082008-10-26Outdoor photograph of a large excavated pit at a construction site under a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. A concrete-walled rectangular structure sits at the bottom of the pit with wooden formwork and scattered debris. A dense crowd of people dressed in white stands along the upper edges of the pit, with more people in orange and yellow clothing at the right edge. Green trees, low buildings and a dirt mound fill the background.2008-06-20A large grey stone Shiva linga stands on a tiered square pedestal inside a shallow water-filled pit at a construction site. The linga has a rounded top with a small carved panel, and a wide stepped base with carved bands. Rough brown earth mounds and stone steps surround the pit, with a bamboo scaffold and a tall ladder beside the linga. A few green trees and a cloudy sky appear behind, and a small offering of flowers and fruit sits at the base. No people are visible.2008-10-26December 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of an excavated rectangular pit dug into reddish-brown earth, with straight walls of layered soil and a flat floor of grey gravel and small stones. Patches of green grass grow along the top edge, and a grey stone pillar or block stands at the upper right. No people are visible; the pit appears to be an early construction foundation site.A large grey stone Shiva linga stands on a raised square plinth at a construction site, reflected in shallow standing water. The linga has a tiered yoni-pitha base and a carved panel on its shaft, with a wooden ladder leaning against it. Red earth banks and stone-tiered retaining walls surround the basin, with bare and leafy trees behind and an overcast sky above. No people are visible.2008-10-26October 26 20082008-10-26October 31 20092009-10-31 +2 copiesDecember 12 20062006-12-12 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor Shiva lingam on a raised square yoni-shaped pedestal inside a stone-walled courtyard. Rows of small oil lamps line the edges of the enclosure and surround the base of the lingam, with flames glowing against the dark. Two bright floodlights stand behind the walls, and the ground between the lamps is wet and strewn with rubble. No people are visible in the frame.2008-12-11A temple construction site with excavated red earth and rebar columns rising from the ground. Several steel reinforcement cages stand upright in pits, with brown wooden formwork and standing puddles of muddy water at the base. Scattered stones, planks and a flat steel plate lie on the ground. Green trees, palms, a blue tarpaulin and a distant wire fence appear in the background. Two small workers are faintly visible near the right side of the site.2009-07-09