A black stone murti of a four-armed deity stands in a gilded arched niche against a magenta backdrop. It wears a red and white jewelled crown and a thick garland of yellow marigolds and white jasmine, with a jewelled necklace and an orange and magenta silk cloth. A small rooster-like animal figure stands beside its legs and a single orange flower lies at its feet. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A black stone murti of a four-armed deity stands in a gilded arched niche against a magenta backdrop. It wears a red and white jewelled crown and a thick garland of yellow marigolds and white jasmine, with a jewelled necklace and an orange and magenta silk cloth. A small rooster-like animal figure stands beside its legs and a single orange flower lies at its feet. No people are visible.

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