A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a broad banyan tree. In the foreground a brass temple bell hangs from chains at the upper left. Behind it, a dark stone murti wrapped in an orange cloth sits within a white arched frame decorated with floral carvings, with green foliage and aerial roots filling the background. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a broad banyan tree. In the foreground a brass temple bell hangs from chains at the upper left. Behind it, a dark stone murti wrapped in an orange cloth sits within a white arched frame decorated with floral carvings, with green foliage and aerial roots filling the background. No people are visible.

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