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Photo 99199472022-05-03 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/9/20222022-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a gilded deity murti decorated for worship. The bronze-gold figure wears a tall golden crown with diamond-like ornaments, a white urdhva-pundra style tilak marking on the forehead, large jeweled earrings, and layered silver-white and gold necklaces. It is draped in a green silk garment with gold borders and adorned with garlands of white jasmine, red roses, green foliage and yellow-pink ruffled flowers. A hand at the left edge holds a lit oil lamp near the figure. Gold ornate carved panels and a deep red backdrop surround the murti. No physical people beyond the hand are clearly shown.2024-01-07A photograph of a black stone deity murti of Venkateswara (Balaji) standing in a temple-like room, dressed in a dark teal and gold brocade cloth with orange borders, wearing a teal and gold turban with a white urdhva pundra tilak, and draped in heavy silver and jewelled necklaces. A garland of white, yellow, red, orange and green flowers arches over its head and falls to its feet. A priest on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a striped border, holds a lit lamp or flame near the deity's face in an aarti gesture. Gold-coloured carved frames and a yellow wall are visible behind. Only one physical person is present; the deity is a statue.2021-11-15A black stone deity murti of Venkateswara (Tirupati Balaji) stands in a gilded arched frame before red velvet drapes, adorned with a silver crown, a vertical Vaishnava tilak on the forehead, layered silver necklaces, yellow and red marigold garlands, and a blue and gold silk dhoti with a red striped lower cloth. To the right, a bare-chested young boy in an orange shawl holds a small brass oil lamp or puja plate near the deity, performing aarti. No a person candidate is visible.2021-11-17A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body, sacred marks on his shoulder, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a black stone deity murti of Venkateswara with a tall gold and pink crown, Urdhva Pundra tilak, and emerald-set ornaments. The murti is draped in green tulasi garlands and marigold and red-flower garlands, set in a gold arched niche with red velvet backdrop. Below, a small gold figure and offerings sit on a gold pedestal.2022-05-03 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/9/20222022-07-09 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in white ritual cloth performs aarti with a brass oil lamp before a black stone deity murti of Venkateswara, dressed in a pink crown-like headdress, jewelled ornaments, green leaf garlands and marigold-and-rose garlands. The murti stands within an ornate gold arch against a red velvet backdrop, with a Vaishnavite urdhva pundra tilak on its forehead. The priest's raised right hand holds the lamp near the deity's face.2022-05-03 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25October 13 20182018-10-13A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti performs aarti with a lit multi-wick oil lamp before a deity murti in a gilded arched shrine. The murti wears a tall crown, white pearl necklaces, a long red and white garland and an orange-gold garment. A red draped cloth flows across the base, and the gilded arch is carved with figures. The setting is a temple shrine with a red curtain behind the deity.2020-11-14 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine of a black stone deity murti of Sri Venkateshwara, a form of Vishnu, dressed in an orange and green silk garment with a green and gold border, adorned with silver-and-jewelled crown, arm ornaments, a tall conical crown and a white and red vertical tilak on the forehead. A man seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti, with white horizontal stripes painted on his arms and a rudraksha mala on his wrist and neck, holds an oil lamp with a flame toward the deity in an aarti offering. Ornate gold-patterned drapery and carved gold panels frame the shrine, with bells and a flower garland at the base.2020-12-26