A photograph of a carved grey stone wheel lying on sandy ground, secured with pale blue lifting straps and resting on wooden planks beside wooden crates. The wheel has a raised carved rim of repeating motifs and a central square socket. Dappled shade and dry leaves surround it. No people are visible. The photo appears to document deity-related sculpture being prepared for shipment from Bidadi. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a carved grey stone wheel lying on sandy ground, secured with pale blue lifting straps and resting on wooden planks beside wooden crates. The wheel has a raised carved rim of repeating motifs and a central square socket. Dappled shade and dry leaves surround it. No people are visible. The photo appears to document deity-related sculpture being prepared for shipment from Bidadi.

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