Close-up photograph of wet, dark grey granite steps with a carved moulding band of scalloped arches across the middle tier. Water sheets over the stone surfaces, and a few small white flower petals and a dark red bead or fruit lie on the lower step. No people, statues or ritual figures are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of wet, dark grey granite steps with a carved moulding band of scalloped arches across the middle tier. Water sheets over the stone surfaces, and a few small white flower petals and a dark red bead or fruit lie on the lower step. No people, statues or ritual figures are visible in the frame.

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