Close photograph of a polished gilt metal utsava murti of a seated deity with a tall crown, holding a drum and a small staff, paired with a standing consort figure in a white dhoti border gold and white cloth. Water trickles down the base. Blurred green and white background of a crowded temple setting. No physical people are shown; only metal figures appear. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photograph of a polished gilt metal utsava murti of a seated deity with a tall crown, holding a drum and a small staff, paired with a standing consort figure in a white dhoti border gold and white cloth. Water trickles down the base. Blurred green and white background of a crowded temple setting. No physical people are shown; only metal figures appear.

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