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A 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.

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