Close-up photograph of granite steps or stone architectural mouldings. Several horizontal bands of speckled grey granite run across the frame, with dark grooves between them. The lower part shows rounded, convex stone surfaces with vertical striations. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of granite steps or stone architectural mouldings. Several horizontal bands of speckled grey granite run across the frame, with dark grooves between them. The lower part shows rounded, convex stone surfaces with vertical striations. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.

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