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June 10 20042004-06-10June 10 20042004-06-10A photograph of a dark stone deity murti of Venkateshwara, Vishnu's form, shown frontally with a bright orange-saffron cloth draped over its head and shoulders. The murti wears a white-and-gold silver necklace of layered beads and a large central pendant, garlanded with red roses and white flowers. A yellow-and-red urdhva pundra style tilaka marks the forehead, with a yellow dot below. Two blurred dark stone sculptures stand behind, one with a round disc-like object, under dim lighting with a purple glow at the right edge. No physical people are visible. Scene appears to be an abhishekam-related arrival ceremony.2004-06-10Night photograph of a black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu form) standing in a dim shrine, wearing an orange turban with a Vaishnava U-shaped tilak, an orange silk garment with gold border, layered silver necklaces and white and red flower garlands. In the foreground a priest in an orange robe and orange headwrap raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) before the deity. Two onlookers in white shirts stand at the lower edge, and a man in white at right holds a camera up toward the deity. A brass vessel and a hanging lantern are visible at the edges.2004-06-10A photograph at dusk of a young man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron cloth draped over his body, walking outdoors beside a dark stone deity murti holding a discus-like object. Bare trees stand behind them under a blue twilight sky, with thatched roof edges at the left and a grassy path and wooden fence in the foreground. The man holds a fold of orange cloth in one hand. The date stamp 10 6 2004 appears in red at lower right.2004-06-10Photograph of a night-time abhishekam ritual at an outdoor thatched shelter. A bare-chested priest in orange turban and orange dhoti kneels at lower left, holding a lit oil lamp over a large brass vessel and a small brass bell-like vessel near his hand. Beside him on the floor are a plate of fruit including pineapple, mango and coconut, scattered white flower petals, a red flower on a brass plate and a flat stone slab. Standing at right is a large black stone deity murti dressed in an orange silk dhoti with gold border, orange turban, layered silver and gold necklaces with green stones, and white jasmine garlands. A person in white clothing stands at the right edge. Flames rise from the lamp and brass vessels line a red wall behind.2004-06-10A night-time photograph of a black stone deity murti standing in orange and gold silk, wearing a saffron turban, layered silver necklaces, and garlands of white flowers and red blossoms. In front of it a small fire burns on the ground beside offerings of fruit and flowers, with a brass oil lamp on the left. A priest in an orange turban kneels at the fire. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt lifts a red lamp high while another man in white photographs the scene with a camera. Seated devotees in white and a woman in a blue top sit on the floor in the foreground. Brass pots and a thatched structure stand at the left edge.2004-06-10July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 31 20152015-07-31June 10 20042004-06-10February 18 20042004-02-18July 02 20042004-07-02