The DaybookNo. 4122026.08.21Friday
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The DaybookDhanunjaya Madharapakam · engineer, builder, animator · Andhra Pradesh
Editions published412since 2019.04.11
Pen-and-ink drawing for the Temple pursuit.
Pursuit · running

Temple

A small stone temple in Sri Kalahasti, built slowly, paid for by contract work.

complete38%started 2023.02.06running 3.5 years
The drawn record8 frames · 2023.02.06→ 2026.08.21
Ground marked out in lime. Nothing built yet.
2023.02.06frame 01Ground marked out in lime. Nothing built yet.
Foundation poured. The north corner already collects water.
2023.08.19frame 02Foundation poured. The north corner already collects water.
First four pillars, standing but unfixed.
2024.01.27frame 03First four pillars, standing but unfixed.
Nine pillars. The sthapati's chalk lines still on the floor.
2024.09.05frame 04Nine pillars. The sthapati's chalk lines still on the floor.
Twelve pillars, and the first course of the plinth moulding.
2025.03.16frame 05Twelve pillars, and the first course of the plinth moulding.
Sixteen pillars. Scaffolding up for the mandapa.
2025.10.02frame 06Sixteen pillars. Scaffolding up for the mandapa.
Nineteen pillars set. Roof still open to the sky.
2026.04.11frame 07Nineteen pillars set. Roof still open to the sky.
Stone from Pulivendula stacked at the east side, waiting.
2026.08.21frame 08Stone from Pulivendula stacked at the east side, waiting.
Oldest firstspacing is proportional to real elapsed time
  1. 2023.01.24Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  2. 2023.01.25Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  3. 2023.02.01Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  4. 2023.02.11On site. Measured the plinth myself rather than trusting the drawing.
  5. 2023.02.15Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.
  6. 2023.02.20Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  7. 2023.03.04Nineteen pillars set. The mandapa roof is still open.
  8. 18 days · no entry
    2023.03.22Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  9. 2 months · no entry
    2023.05.31Stone from Pulivendula arrived a week late. All sound.
  10. 2 months · no entry
    2023.08.08Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  11. 1 month · no entry
    2023.09.17Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  12. 2023.09.24Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.
  13. 18 days · no entry
    2023.10.12Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.
  14. 2023.10.22Carried water to the masons. Nothing else useful I could do today.
  15. 2023.11.02Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  16. 26 days · no entry
    2023.11.28Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.
  17. 2023.11.30Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  18. 2023.12.09On site. Measured the plinth myself rather than trusting the drawing.
  19. 2023.12.13Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  20. 2023.12.15Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  21. 1 month · no entry
    2024.01.27Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  22. 2024.02.03Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  23. 2024.02.10Nineteen pillars set. The mandapa roof is still open.
  24. 2024.02.21Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  25. 2024.02.23Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.
  26. 18 days · no entry
    2024.03.12Carried water to the masons. Nothing else useful I could do today.
  27. 3 months · no entry
    2024.06.11Ordered the granite for the steps. Paid from this month's invoice.
  28. 2024.06.21Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  29. 2024.07.03Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  30. 2024.07.13Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  31. 2024.07.19Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  32. 2024.07.22Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  33. 2024.07.24Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  34. 2024.08.01Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  35. 2024.08.05Ordered the granite for the steps. Paid from this month's invoice.
  36. 2 months · no entry
    2024.10.19Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  37. 2024.10.20Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.
  38. 2024.10.22Nineteen pillars set. The mandapa roof is still open.
  39. 14 days · no entry
    2024.11.05On site. Measured the plinth myself rather than trusting the drawing.
  40. 2024.11.10The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.
  41. 14 days · no entry
    2024.11.24The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.
  42. 2024.12.01Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  43. 2024.12.03The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.
  44. 16 days · no entry
    2024.12.19The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.
  45. 2024.12.26Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  46. 2024.12.29Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  47. 2025.01.10Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  48. 2 months · no entry
    2025.02.27Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  49. 2025.03.07Ordered the granite for the steps. Paid from this month's invoice.
  50. 2025.03.15Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.
  51. 2025.03.20Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  52. 1 month · no entry
    2025.04.26Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  53. 2 months · no entry
    2025.06.24Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  54. 2025.06.29Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  55. 2025.07.06Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  56. 2 months · no entry
    2025.09.01Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.
  57. 17 days · no entry
    2025.09.18Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.
  58. 2025.09.26The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.
  59. 2025.09.28Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  60. 2025.10.08Carried water to the masons. Nothing else useful I could do today.
  61. 17 days · no entry
    2025.10.25Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  62. 29 days · no entry
    2025.11.23Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  63. 2025.11.30On site. Measured the plinth myself rather than trusting the drawing.
  64. 27 days · no entry
    2025.12.27Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  65. 27 days · no entry
    2026.01.23Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  66. 18 days · no entry
    2026.02.10Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  67. 2026.02.21Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  68. 18 days · no entry
    2026.03.11Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  69. 2026.03.13Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.
  70. 21 days · no entry
    2026.04.03Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  71. 2026.04.11The sthapati redrew the gopuram proportions in chalk on the floor.
  72. 2026.04.18Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  73. 15 days · no entry
    2026.05.03Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  74. 2026.05.05Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  75. 2026.05.06Site visit after the rain. Water is finding the north corner.
  76. 2026.05.17Carried water to the masons. Nothing else useful I could do today.
  77. 2026.05.21Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.
  78. 1 month · no entry
    2026.06.23Argued about the door height and lost, correctly.
  79. 2026.06.30Walked the foundation with the sthapati. Two courses out of level.
  80. 2026.07.04Mayamata, chapter on proportion. Slower than I expected.
  81. 2026.07.08Read the section on plinth mouldings twice and still drew it wrong.
  82. 23 days · no entry
    2026.07.31Marked out the mandapa in lime on the ground. It is smaller than I imagined.
  83. 2026.08.12Sat with the sthapati over the gopuram proportions. He drew it in chalk on the floor.
  84. 2026.08.21The stone from Pulivendula arrived a week late. Nineteen pillars, all sound.
  85. Today · 2026.08.21