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A large black stone deity murti of Venkateswara (Vishnu) stands on a dark pedestal in a shrine room with a yellow wall and red velvet curtain. The figure wears a gold crown, a vertical tilak (Urdhva Pundra), gold necklaces, and a teal and pink silk dhoti-style garment with decorative floral jewellery. Two red-and-green tasselled garlands hang on either side. Before the murti, a black-tiled platform holds a small bronze utsava-style figure, a decorated Lakshmi-like metal figure with garlands, a silver kalasha, and a brass plate with two lit oil lamps.

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A tall black stone deity murti stands in a temple with a golden-yellow wall behind it. The murti wears a tall gold crown, a white and red urdhva pundra tilak on the forehead, and large round earrings. It is adorned with layered gold necklaces, a long silver-and-gold garland reaching to the knees, and draped in a green silk dhoti with pink and gold borders. Its raised hands hold ornate silver-and-red ritual attributes. In the foreground a human hand holds a brass oil lamp, a traditional deepa lamp, near the murti's left side. The scene shows a deity puja setting with no visible crowd.2024-11-22KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 5/21/20222022-05-21 +1 copiesTest Pictures +3 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 6/10/20222022-06-10 +1 copiesA large dark green stone deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara (Perumal) stands on a black pedestal in a temple shrine, adorned with a silver-embroidered crown with a Vaishnava tilak, a pink and pink-garlanded red and white silk dhoti and upper garment, layered garlands of pink and yellow roses, gold and silver jewellery, and silver-embroidered feet ornaments. Two colourful tassel hangings flank the murti against a gold wall, a red velvet curtain hangs to the right, and a black-edged puja tank holds rose petals. In front, a small brass utsava murti, a brass lamp and a brass kalasha sit on a pink cloth scattered with petals. No people are visible.2025-03-30A large dark green stone murti of Venkateshwara (Perumal) stands on a black pedestal inside a temple shrine. The deity wears a tall jewelled crown with a Vaishnava urdhva pundra tilak on the forehead, a red-and-cream silk dhoti, layered gold and silver ornaments, and garlands of pink and yellow roses. Four hands hold the conch and discus. Two decorative tassel hangings in red, green, white, yellow and blue frame the shrine, and a red curtain stands at the right. Small brass and metal figures and a framed oval mirror sit on a pink cloth at the base, with scattered flower petals.2025-03-30Photo 82904342022-05-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a black stone deity murti standing in a gold-framed niche with a yellow backdrop. The figure has four arms, a tall jeweled crown, a white vertical tilak on the forehead, and is dressed in a pink silk garment with silver and jeweled ornaments, garlands and a chest pendant. Brass bell and conch sit at the base, with a small gold figure and blue cloth below.2024-07-01Photo 99224662022-07-23 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 5/21/20222022-05-21 +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.2025-03-30Photo 103277582022-05-21 +1 copies