Close-up photograph of a yellow hibiscus flower in bloom on reddish-brown earth, with a bud and green leaves beside it. Behind it stands a long white-washed temple wall with evenly spaced vertical red stripes and a grey concrete walkway at its base. A tree and a pale sky appear at the upper left. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a yellow hibiscus flower in bloom on reddish-brown earth, with a bud and green leaves beside it. Behind it stands a long white-washed temple wall with evenly spaced vertical red stripes and a grey concrete walkway at its base. A tree and a pale sky appear at the upper left. No people are visible.

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