Overhead view of a sand mandala-style design on a pale blue floor: a circular bed of brown sand forming a swastika-like cross pattern, with four small terracotta Ganesha figurines seated in the quadrants, each decorated with a yellow flower. The sand is fine and granular with a few small stones visible. No people are visible in the frame, and the pattern appears to be a ritual floor design. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead view of a sand mandala-style design on a pale blue floor: a circular bed of brown sand forming a swastika-like cross pattern, with four small terracotta Ganesha figurines seated in the quadrants, each decorated with a yellow flower. The sand is fine and granular with a few small stones visible. No people are visible in the frame, and the pattern appears to be a ritual floor design.

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