A seated white statue, shown from behind, sits on a raised pale stone platform in an open-air courtyard. The figure wears a white wrap draped over the body, an orange turban and a red-and-gold bordered cloth across the back. Slender potted trees and shrubs stand behind a white wall, with stone pillars framing the view and small red dots marked on the step below. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated white statue, shown from behind, sits on a raised pale stone platform in an open-air courtyard. The figure wears a white wrap draped over the body, an orange turban and a red-and-gold bordered cloth across the back. Slender potted trees and shrubs stand behind a white wall, with stone pillars framing the view and small red dots marked on the step below.

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