Inside a dusty shipping container tucked away at a Sutton property sits $200,000 of marble and granite statues.
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One eager Canberra man has spent years pushing for a new spiritual and temple centre to cater for the city's growing Hindu population and house the holy sculptures.
"People keep asking me, when is the temple coming?" Krishna Nadimpalli said.
The chairman of the Canberra Hindu Mardir Incorporated raised $400,000 in two years, mainly through trustees, to start building 1.5 hectares of temples and halls.
The Hindu community group spent half of that on the statues.
But the ACT government is still searching for a site big enough to cater for his grand plan. And what a plan it is if realised it could be one of Australia's biggest Hindu temple sites.
"Currently there are three Hindu temples in Canberra that hold about 200 people and none are in Gungahlin," Mr Nadimpalli said.
"This is not enough for the 12,000 to 15,000 Hindus in Canberra, so for us to hold our traditional weddings and other ceremonies we need somewhere that can fit at least 500 people."
The drafted plan has not one, but three temples. It also has a hall that can host weddings, religious classes and Hindu performances as well as a community centre that could be used for other religions, too.
Mr Nadimpalli stressed the size was necessary as Hinduism was flourishing in Canberra and because neighbours to current temples complain when hundreds of parked cars congest nearby streets.
Official figures show that Hinduism was the second fastest growing religion after Islam in the ACT from 2006-2011, when it grew by almost 3000.
Mr Nadimpalli is not seeking a government grant for construction and is confident he could raise millions more through donations, charity events and local stores at markets and festivals.
"We have a tradition where a Hindu family can put a family brick into the temple for $500," Mr Nadimpalli said.
"If 1000 families do this, that will already be $500,000."
But no land has been offered to Canberra Hindu Mardir.
Land Development Agency chief executive David Dawes said an application from CHM for a land sale had been received in May 2014, but finding a suitable site was complex.
If an offer is made, the land must be paid for before it is released.
Somewhat frustrated with having no location set in stone despite years of talks with the LDA, Mr Nadimpalli began a petition in April pushing for a new temple, which has garnered almost 900 signatures.
"We, as residents of Gungahlin, know the inconvenience of not having access to a facility that helps us to practice and preserve our spiritual, religious and cultural heritage for us and the future generation," the petition read.
Mr Nadimpalli said the LDA was assessing land behind Exhibition Park as a potential site. If the land is offered and accepted, he hoped to finish building by 2020.
