Conspicuous at these monuments were tall statues of the chief minister together with those of her mentor, late Kanshi Ram. Also prominently visible were elephants in stone.

No sooner than the Supreme Court issued a stern warning to the state government around noon, top administrative and police officials were in a tizzy.

Police deployment, made in the wake of media reports about continuation of construction work in violation of the court's Sep 8 order, was further intensified.

However, unlike the past three days when mediapersons were barred from entering the sites, officials Friday evening happily allowed photographers and scribes to capture the solitude and silence in and around these monuments.