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A gilded metal deity murti is seated on a red velvet backdrop within an ornate gold shrine frame, framed by long garlands of yellow and pink-green ruffled fabric and white flower strands. The figure wears a tall golden crown with silver ornaments, a white and red Vaishnava-style tilaka on the forehead, large silver earrings, layered silver and jewelled necklaces, and a rose-and-greenery garland. Its hands are raised in abhaya-style gestures with ornate silver palms. A purple cloth and scattered rose petals lie at its base, and a gold coin-studded arch surrounds the figure. The scene is a shrine presentation of a decorated deity murti with no physical people visible.

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A golden deity murti of Venkateswara in a tall conical crown with a white urdhva pundra tilak, decorated with layered silver and gold jewellery, rows of gold coin garlands and a green silk cloth. Yellow and red-pink floral garlands hang on either side against a red velvet backdrop within gilded pillars. A hand holds a small brass vessel near the murti's hands and a purple cloth lies at its base. In the foreground, a plate of yellow prasadam with apples, bananas and a rose sits on a white cloth, with rose petals scattered around. A brass lamp stand stands at right.2024-01-07A bronze-coloured metal deity murti of a standing figure, adorned with an elaborate silver-toned diamanté crown with a red-tipped vertical Vaishnava-style tilak, large circular silver earrings set with red stones, and layered silver-and-jewelled necklaces. The murti wears white jasmine garlands interspersed with red roses and green leaves, and its hands are shown in abhaya-like poses with silver-jewelled palms. 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No physical people are the main subject beyond the partial hand.2024-01-07A photograph of a gilded metal murti of a Vishnu-form deity standing before a red velvet backdrop, decorated with a tall golden crown, white urdhva pundra tilak on the forehead, jeweled earrings, layered jewelled necklaces and sacred thread, and garlands of white jasmine, red roses and green leaves. Yellow and pink ruffled garlands hang behind the figure beside a gold-painted pillar. On the left, a bare forearm with a beaded bracelet reaches toward the murti's face and holds a small ritual implement, apparently applying a mark during dressing or puja. Only the arm of a single person is visible.2024-01-07A 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. 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A white information placard with printed text stands at the left edge. No physical people are visible.A photograph of a standing dark-stone deity murti inside a gilded arched shrine with a red velvet backdrop, identified by its iconography as a Vishnu-form (Venkateshwara-style) figure with a tall silver crown, urdhva pundra tilak on the forehead, and ornate silver and gold jewellery including large green stone pendants. The figure is decorated with yellow, orange and red marigold garlands draped along the arch and over the shoulders, and a gold kalasha sits on a gilded pedestal base at the lower left, with a smaller silver utsava murti standing in a niche at the right. A small framed information placard stands on a stand at the left edge. No people are visible.2024-06-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a standing black stone deity murti dressed in silver and gold ornaments, with a tall silver crown, a vertical white and red tilak, and large green and blue stone-set pendants on the chest. The murti stands within an ornate gold-leaf arch framed by a red velvet backdrop and garlands of yellow and white flowers draped over both sides. A green silk garment covers the lower body. At the base are a gold pedestal, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a smaller standing figure of a deity with a gold canopy. A printed information placard stands on a chrome stand at the right edge. No people are visible in the scene.Photo 66801942022-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a standing deity murti of Venkateswara (Vishnu form) in a golden arched shrine niche with red velvet drapery. The black stone murti wears a tall silver crown, a vertical white tilak on the forehead, silver and jewelled ornaments, green gem-set chest pieces, and a purple and gold silk dhoti. Yellow and red flower garlands hang from the arch. A small brass kalasha stands at the lower left and a smaller brass utsava murti stands at the lower right on a red cloth. 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