A photograph of an ornate dark wooden bench with a high panelled back, carved metal medallions, turned armrest posts and two drawers in the base, set against a whitewashed wall beneath wooden louvred shutters with glazed panes. A wicker chair stands at left on a patterned tiled floor. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of an ornate dark wooden bench with a high panelled back, carved metal medallions, turned armrest posts and two drawers in the base, set against a whitewashed wall beneath wooden louvred shutters with glazed panes. A wicker chair stands at left on a patterned tiled floor. No people are visible in the scene.

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