Close-up photograph of weathered grey stone temple plinth mouldings, stacked horizontal bands with a carved scalloped or lotus-petal band in the lower third. Surfaces are wet and streaked. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. A small reddish smear and a faint purple mark sit on the stone edges. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of weathered grey stone temple plinth mouldings, stacked horizontal bands with a carved scalloped or lotus-petal band in the lower third. Surfaces are wet and streaked. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. A small reddish smear and a faint purple mark sit on the stone edges.

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