Close view of a grey granite water spout carved with a curling scroll motif, with water dripping from its tip into a stone channel. Behind it, a dim corridor with red and white pillars and a red-painted wooden structure. Carved white stone relief appears at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene is a temple water-channel detail. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of a grey granite water spout carved with a curling scroll motif, with water dripping from its tip into a stone channel. Behind it, a dim corridor with red and white pillars and a red-painted wooden structure. Carved white stone relief appears at the right edge. No people are visible; the scene is a temple water-channel detail.

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