Close-up photograph of two large yellow-ochre cylindrical stone or concrete drums with carved lotus-petal tops, placed outdoors against a pale concrete wall and a pink building wall. The nearer drum has a raised central knob with a small carved scroll-like handle and a lotus-petal relief. No people are visible. Faint dirt marks and a sun-lit corner appear on the surfaces. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of two large yellow-ochre cylindrical stone or concrete drums with carved lotus-petal tops, placed outdoors against a pale concrete wall and a pink building wall. The nearer drum has a raised central knob with a small carved scroll-like handle and a lotus-petal relief. No people are visible. Faint dirt marks and a sun-lit corner appear on the surfaces.

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