Interior view of a long hall with a polished granite floor and rows of tall white pillars with ornate capitals, edged by green-painted brackets and a painted wooden ceiling. Through the open arcade, several people in white clothing stand in the background near a doorway; a few pale blue chairs are stacked along the side. Warm light falls across the floor from the open courtyard. - Nithyanandapedia

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Interior view of a long hall with a polished granite floor and rows of tall white pillars with ornate capitals, edged by green-painted brackets and a painted wooden ceiling. Through the open arcade, several people in white clothing stand in the background near a doorway; a few pale blue chairs are stacked along the side. Warm light falls across the floor from the open courtyard.

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