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A large dark stone murti of a standing deity, dressed in a red and gold silk sari-style garment with a gold crown and gold shoulder pieces, is adorned with garlands of yellow, red, white and pink flowers. A hand holding a lit oil lamp with several flames is raised toward the murti from the left edge. Two brass oil lamps stand on a pink draped platform on either side, and a small gold metal figure with a blue cloth sits in front. The scene is an abhishekam-style puja at the temple altar, with no visible people beyond the hand.

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A dark stone deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara stands in a decorated shrine, wearing a tall gold crown with a red stone and a golden urdhva-pundra style forehead mark. Multicolour garlands of red, yellow, green, white and pink flowers drape over the figure and frame it in an arch. The murti wears a heavy jeweled gold necklace, an orange and gold silk dhoti with a gold border, and gold armlets with engraved designs. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with several bright flames in front of the figure. A partially visible hand of a person holds the lamp on the left edge. The background is a warm yellow wall.2024-09-28Feb 12 2022 sripuramA photograph inside a shrine showing a large black stone murti of a four-armed Vishnu-form deity standing in an ornate gold arch framed by a red velvet backdrop. The deity wears a tall silver-and-gold crown with a white urdhva tilak on the forehead, a gold and jewelled necklace, a jewelled chest ornament, and an orange and red silk garment, with long garlands of white jasmine and green leaves draped from shoulder to feet. A brass kalasha and a conch shell sit on a red cloth at the base, with brass oil lamps on either side. At the lower left, a person with long dark hair and white sacred markings on the arms reaches toward the deity's feet, performing the offering. No a person candidate is visible.2024-10-07A 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.2021-11-15Jan 29 2022 sripuram2022-01-30 +1 copiesA large dark green murti of Venkateshwara (Perumal) stands on a dark stone pedestal against a gold-yellow wall. The deity wears a tall silver crown, a white and red patterned dhoti with silver ornaments, a red and gold garment, and multiple garlands of pink and yellow roses. Silver discs are held in two hands and a third hand gestures in blessing; a vertical Vaishnava tilak marks the forehead. A hand holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame at left, beside a tiered multicolored tassel hanging. Smaller silver-dressed figures and a gilded framed image sit at the base. Roughly one person is partially visible, the hand offering the aarti.2025-03-30Jan 3 2023 sripuram2023-01-03Jan 29 2022 sripuram2022-01-30Photograph of a temple shrine with a large dark stone murti of Venkateshwara, a Vishnu form, standing in a gold arched niche. The deity wears a tall crown, a red and gold silk garment, and is draped with yellow and purple flower garlands and green leaf garlands with a silver necklace. In front stands a smaller brass murti on a red and gold brocade cushion, adorned with pink flowers, beside a brass bell-shaped vessel and two tall brass lamps with lit oil wicks. Fresh flowers are scattered at the base. No people are visible.2022-01-01A black stone murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu) stands in a gold-framed shrine, wearing a crown, Vaishnava urdhva pundra tilaka on the forehead, and a red-and-gold silk garment. Heavy garlands of yellow marigolds, pink flowers and green leaves hang across the chest and shoulders, with a jewelled breastplate and ornaments. A smaller gold-coloured deity murti, with a crown and holding a chakra-like object, stands at the base before the main image. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at the left edge, and fresh flowers are scattered on the platform. No people are visible.2022-01-01A photograph of a black stone murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu) standing in a niche framed by a gold arch, decorated with a silver crown, white and orange flower garlands, a green leaf toran, and a pink silk garment. The deity wears layered gold necklaces and a tilak. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a brass kalasha and flower offerings sit on a red cloth before the murti, and a small oil lamp burns in the foreground. No people are visible.Jan 2 2022 sripuram2022-01-02