Photograph of a row of black stone deity murti set on a glossy wooden platform before dark maroon velvet drapes. Each murti is draped with a coloured cloth: blue, yellow, green, red and orange. Many carry garlands of red and white flowers and red ribbons, and a small label plate is visible at the base of several. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of a row of black stone deity murti set on a glossy wooden platform before dark maroon velvet drapes. Each murti is draped with a coloured cloth: blue, yellow, green, red and orange. Many carry garlands of red and white flowers and red ribbons, and a small label plate is visible at the base of several. No people are visible in the scene.

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