A photograph of a colourfully painted temple gateway with a tiered roof of pink, teal and cream panels. Three niches hold Ganesha murtis: a central seated Ganesha in yellow and red and two flanking seated Ganeshas, one green and one pink, each with raised hands. A loudspeaker is mounted on the top left. Grey overcast sky and a granite-pillared gateway frame the scene. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a colourfully painted temple gateway with a tiered roof of pink, teal and cream panels. Three niches hold Ganesha murtis: a central seated Ganesha in yellow and red and two flanking seated Ganeshas, one green and one pink, each with raised hands. A loudspeaker is mounted on the top left. Grey overcast sky and a granite-pillared gateway frame the scene. No people are visible.

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