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A photograph inside a temple hall showing a large black stone Nandi bull statue in the foreground, draped with a blue and purple cloth, strung with bells and a beaded necklace, with white and yellow flowers placed on its head and a pink flower on its neck. A person's arm in a light beige sleeve, wearing a gold bracelet, holds a brass oil lamp toward the statue as part of nandi abhishekam. Behind it, a row of many black stone deity murti statues in red and gold garments sit on tiered black pedestals along a wall. Brass pots, bowls and a small brass vessel sit on a red-draped table at the left, with a tall brass lamp stand beside them.

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