A photograph of a dim, narrow shrine entrance framed by thick, gnarled aerial roots of a banyan tree. Hanging roots dangle from the dark interior above a worn stone threshold. The sandy floor inside has faint white chalk kolam or rangoli-style patterns drawn on it. Small pink and yellow flower petals or offerings lie on the stone step in the foreground. No people or deity murti are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a dim, narrow shrine entrance framed by thick, gnarled aerial roots of a banyan tree. Hanging roots dangle from the dark interior above a worn stone threshold. The sandy floor inside has faint white chalk kolam or rangoli-style patterns drawn on it. Small pink and yellow flower petals or offerings lie on the stone step in the foreground. No people or deity murti are visible.

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