A small open-fronted metal-grille shrine with a blue-trimmed roof stands on a pink lotus-shaped pedestal in a courtyard with palm trees behind. Inside, dark stone deity murti figures stand under a bare bulb, with a flower garland visible on one figure. A metal stand with a dish sits to the left, and a faint portrait-style image appears on the upper left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A small open-fronted metal-grille shrine with a blue-trimmed roof stands on a pink lotus-shaped pedestal in a courtyard with palm trees behind. Inside, dark stone deity murti figures stand under a bare bulb, with a flower garland visible on one figure. A metal stand with a dish sits to the left, and a faint portrait-style image appears on the upper left. No people are visible.

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