A wide photograph of a pale, pebbly riverbank beside a calm, reflective river under a hazy, overcast sky. Bare-branched trees and low blue-grey hills stand in the distance, and a concrete edge appears at the lower right. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A wide photograph of a pale, pebbly riverbank beside a calm, reflective river under a hazy, overcast sky. Bare-branched trees and low blue-grey hills stand in the distance, and a concrete edge appears at the lower right. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.

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