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A photograph of a shrine corner showing several stone deity murti and sacred forms coated in thick reddish-brown paste. On the left a tall cylindrical lingam stands, beside a seated bull figure (nandi) with a smaller stone form at its base. On the right a conical lingam rises from a rust-coloured cloth-wrapped base. The surfaces drip with the reddish paste. The wall behind is pale and weathered, with a tinsel garland hanging at the top edge. No people are visible. A timestamp in the lower right reads May 10, 2025 5:49:13 PM, with the place Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.

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