Outdoor temple shrine with a granite pillared canopy and blue velvet curtains hung on its sides. Inside, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged before a deity murti decorated with garlands, with brass oil lamps and offerings on the stone platform. A second person in white robes bows low at the edge of the platform. Red and white striped walls and palm trees stand behind. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor temple shrine with a granite pillared canopy and blue velvet curtains hung on its sides. Inside, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits cross-legged before a deity murti decorated with garlands, with brass oil lamps and offerings on the stone platform. A second person in white robes bows low at the edge of the platform. Red and white striped walls and palm trees stand behind.

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