A close upward view of a weathered white spherical finial atop a grey stone pillar against an overcast sky. Rust-coloured streaks run down the globe, and a thin dark wire curves across its surface. A dark tiled rooftop edge sits in the lower left corner. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close upward view of a weathered white spherical finial atop a grey stone pillar against an overcast sky. Rust-coloured streaks run down the globe, and a thin dark wire curves across its surface. A dark tiled rooftop edge sits in the lower left corner. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.

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