A photograph of two broken, weathered grey statue fragments lying on a brick-paved ground. The pieces are rough, mottled with brown staining and flaking paint, and one has scraps of old newspaper stuck to its base. Loose white string or wire trails across the bricks. No people are visible, and the fragments appear to be unfinished or damaged deity murti pieces. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of two broken, weathered grey statue fragments lying on a brick-paved ground. The pieces are rough, mottled with brown staining and flaking paint, and one has scraps of old newspaper stuck to its base. Loose white string or wire trails across the bricks. No people are visible, and the fragments appear to be unfinished or damaged deity murti pieces.

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