A black stone deity murti stands in a shrine, dressed in a teal silk sari with gold zari border and a red-gold lower garment. It wears yellow marigold garlands and a pink flower garland, a gold coin necklace at the waist and a gold crown with a red tilak on the forehead. Green leaves frame the head and a red backdrop hangs behind, with brass shrine work at the left edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A black stone deity murti stands in a shrine, dressed in a teal silk sari with gold zari border and a red-gold lower garment. It wears yellow marigold garlands and a pink flower garland, a gold coin necklace at the waist and a gold crown with a red tilak on the forehead. Green leaves frame the head and a red backdrop hangs behind, with brass shrine work at the left edge.

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