A dimly lit storeroom with a dark bronze standing deity murti of a female figure with a tall crown, ornate necklaces and a raised hand, beside smaller bronze figures of a seated figure and an animal, with gold-coloured ritual ornaments in plastic bags on the floor. A faded white wall and a wooden door frame surround the figures. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dimly lit storeroom with a dark bronze standing deity murti of a female figure with a tall crown, ornate necklaces and a raised hand, beside smaller bronze figures of a seated figure and an animal, with gold-coloured ritual ornaments in plastic bags on the floor. A faded white wall and a wooden door frame surround the figures.

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