A black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurti sits atop a rough mound of red and grey stones beneath a spreading banyan tree, set on bare red earth. The figure is seated with an arched ornamental frame behind it, surrounded by open ground and palm trees. Faint white kolam lines are drawn at the bottom edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A black stone deity murti of Dakshinamurti sits atop a rough mound of red and grey stones beneath a spreading banyan tree, set on bare red earth. The figure is seated with an arched ornamental frame behind it, surrounded by open ground and palm trees. Faint white kolam lines are drawn at the bottom edge.

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