Close-up photograph of wet, grey granite steps or a stone base with a polished, glistening surface. Water droplets run down the lower edges of the stone tiers, and a faint red mark streaks across the upper ledge. No people or deities are visible; the stone appears to be a ritual abhishekam surface rinsed with water. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of wet, grey granite steps or a stone base with a polished, glistening surface. Water droplets run down the lower edges of the stone tiers, and a faint red mark streaks across the upper ledge. No people or deities are visible; the stone appears to be a ritual abhishekam surface rinsed with water.

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