A two-storey model house built from thin wooden sticks, shown against an orange backdrop. The roofs are steep and gabled, with small windows having red and yellow panes, arched doorways and a green door on the lower floor. Each level has a railed balcony or veranda floored in yellow. No people are visible; the model sits on a white surface. - Nithyanandapedia

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A two-storey model house built from thin wooden sticks, shown against an orange backdrop. The roofs are steep and gabled, with small windows having red and yellow panes, arched doorways and a green door on the lower floor. Each level has a railed balcony or veranda floored in yellow. No people are visible; the model sits on a white surface.

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