Close-up photograph of a dark stone deity murti with a carved face, wearing a large jeweled headpiece with white pearl drops, a red and white stone brow ornament at the centre of the forehead, and a brown and gold patterned turban-like cloth with orange drapery. Gold ornaments and a flower garland appear at the edges. No people are visible; the figure is a statue. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a dark stone deity murti with a carved face, wearing a large jeweled headpiece with white pearl drops, a red and white stone brow ornament at the centre of the forehead, and a brown and gold patterned turban-like cloth with orange drapery. Gold ornaments and a flower garland appear at the edges. No people are visible; the figure is a statue.

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