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August 08 2009

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A towering black stone statue of a multi-armed Hanuman-like deity murti fills a multi-storey atrium, garlanded with white jasmine and green-red flower strands and wearing a striped white dhoti. Two priests in white dhotis perform ritual service at the base: one kneels at a small golden altar holding a decorated smaller image, while a bare-chested priest with a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at the right. A silver oil lamp stands at the left, and lit lamps are visible on the balcony railings. Interior balconies with metal railings surround the statue.2009-08-08A large black stone statue of a multi-armed deity. The statue wears a white and striped dhoti, a long white and red-flowered garland draped across its shoulders and chest, and holds several objects including a mace-like staff in one hand. Metal railings and white walls surround the statue. No physical people are visible in the scene.2009-08-08A large black stone statue of a multi-armed deity murti stands in a temple hall, adorned with a white and green flower garland draped over its shoulders and a striped cloth around its waist. The figure has a monkey-like face with a white tilak mark, several arms holding weapons and objects, and an elephant-headed figure visible beside it. Staircase railings and pale walls frame the scene behind the statue.2009-08-08Interior of a temple hall with a towering black stone murti of a multi-armed deity standing in an alcove, adorned with green garlands and a white and orange-striped cloth. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand and kneel before a decorated altar with silver oil lamps, a brass kalasha and a small puja arrangement. A third man in a yellow shirt holding a camera stands at the right edge. Tiered metal railings and an ornate carved stone doorway frame the scene, with framed colourful pictures on the left wall.2009-08-08A large black stone statue of a deity with a monkey-like face, seated on a platform, adorned with white and orange flower garlands draped across the figure. The statue holds a mace in one raised hand and has a vertical tilak on the forehead. Smaller black figures flank it, also garlanded. Pale walls and a metal railing frame the view of this temple sculpture.2009-08-08May 09 20122012-05-09September 29 20132013-09-29May 09 20122012-05-09A large black stone deity murti with four arms, wearing a yellow draped cloth and an ornate crown, is being bathed with water poured from a copper vessel held by a bare-chested person standing on a step ladder behind it. Water streams over the statue's head and shoulders. In front, a smaller gold-toned four-armed deity figure stands on an ornate silver-patterned pedestal, with orange and white marigold flowers beside it. Gold-carved temple-style frames and red curtains surround the scene.2021-01-31May 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20132013-09-17A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a blue and gold border stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp before a large black stone deity murti of Venkateswara, with a white-and-red urdhva pundra mark, a jewelled crown, many garlands and gold ornaments, and green and pink silk drapery. Pink petals lie on the altar base, with silver vessels, a small brass standing figure, and an oil lamp at lower left. A red curtain hangs at the right against a yellow wall. The scene is a puja to the deity murti.2022-06-10 +1 copies