The big news is that containers with more stones have arrived!

We think these two containers hold all the necessary stones to finish off the main gopuram, after which we will be able to remove the scaffolding.

One section of the lovely fluted Tara pillars…

Sankaran Thirumalai Asari and Karuppaiah Chinnaiah on a major reduction of stone along the bottom edge of a roof beam.

Karuppaiah Chinnaiah

The golden capstone, awaiting the day of unveiling…

Our new camera has a very great eye…the east side of the Iraivan sanctum.

At work on the top of the jalakam stones…

This unusual bird is surveying the temple progress from a distance. He’s looking forward to sitting on top of the golden dome in a few months.