A photograph of an ornate staircase with turquoise-painted wrought iron railings and balusters, decorated with cream and gold scrollwork. Two figurative statues stand on blue-and-cream pedestals at the newel posts, one with raised arms and a blue draped cloth. Wooden treads rise toward a landing framed by cream columns and foliage, with a tiled floor in the foreground. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of an ornate staircase with turquoise-painted wrought iron railings and balusters, decorated with cream and gold scrollwork. Two figurative statues stand on blue-and-cream pedestals at the newel posts, one with raised arms and a blue draped cloth. Wooden treads rise toward a landing framed by cream columns and foliage, with a tiled floor in the foreground. No people are visible.

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