A photograph taken from above of a steep wooden staircase with wide plank treads and wooden handrails climbing beside a rocky sandstone cliff face on the right. To the left, a grassy slope with green shrubs and scattered stones falls away toward a dirt path and a flat green field with a tree. A small wooden railing structure with a red sign appears at the top of the stairs. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph taken from above of a steep wooden staircase with wide plank treads and wooden handrails climbing beside a rocky sandstone cliff face on the right. To the left, a grassy slope with green shrubs and scattered stones falls away toward a dirt path and a flat green field with a tree. A small wooden railing structure with a red sign appears at the top of the stairs. No people are visible.

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