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A photograph of a polished bronze or gold-toned statue pair seated on a lotus pedestal inside a carved wooden shrine canopy. The left figure is a four-armed deity with a tall jatamakuta crown, a tilak on the forehead, a serpent entwined on one raised arm, and a hand in abhaya mudra; the right figure is a female deity with a tiered crown, jewelled necklaces and a graceful seated pose. A red curtain hangs behind them and a small handbell lies at the lower left. A painted sign above reads Sri Anandeshwar with Anandeshwari. The statues are murti, not living people.

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