Five clay or earthen cylindrical vessels with open tops are set in a row in reddish-brown soil. Each has a small central opening and a weathered, chalky-grey surface with white and orange patches. Loose soil and small stones surround their bases. No people or deities are visible; the arrangement appears to be ritual earthenware such as kalasha or lamp-like pots set into the ground. - Nithyanandapedia

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Five clay or earthen cylindrical vessels with open tops are set in a row in reddish-brown soil. Each has a small central opening and a weathered, chalky-grey surface with white and orange patches. Loose soil and small stones surround their bases. No people or deities are visible; the arrangement appears to be ritual earthenware such as kalasha or lamp-like pots set into the ground.

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