A photograph of a concrete staircase leading up to a doorway with a metal grille gate. White chalk kolam designs decorate the steps, the landing and the ground in front, with looping curved and dotted patterns. A motorcycle is parked at the left edge beside a white clapboard wall. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a concrete staircase leading up to a doorway with a metal grille gate. White chalk kolam designs decorate the steps, the landing and the ground in front, with looping curved and dotted patterns. A motorcycle is parked at the left edge beside a white clapboard wall. No people are visible.

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