A signboard above a temple entrance reads in red Tamil script on a yellow panel, flanked by red and white ceremonial spears or vels, with the Tamil and Om Muruga inscriptions above. Below the sign is a gold-and-brown decorative arch with floral and bead motifs. Broad banana leaves frame the lower left and right, and painted deity figures are partly visible at the top edge. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A signboard above a temple entrance reads in red Tamil script on a yellow panel, flanked by red and white ceremonial spears or vels, with the Tamil and Om Muruga inscriptions above. Below the sign is a gold-and-brown decorative arch with floral and bead motifs. Broad banana leaves frame the lower left and right, and painted deity figures are partly visible at the top edge. No people are visible.

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