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April 01 20162016-04-01Photo 11704055 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20162016-02-05A woman with very long dark hair falling down her back stands in a rust-red garment on dirt ground beneath a large tree, looking up at a tall deity murti. The murti is a standing figure with a black face, white vertical tilak, golden crown, layered jewelled necklaces, and a green and gold draped garment over a red and gold skirt, set within an ornate silver arch decorated with garlands. Sandy earth, a dirt mound and a low red wall are visible in the background.2016-04-03January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesA large black stone deity murti of Vishnu stands on a golden throne-like arch, adorned with a gold crown, white urdhva pundra tilak, gold earrings, and layered pearl and gemstone necklaces. Its green and purple silk garments are decorated with gold embroidery and jewelled armbands, with white jasmine garlands and red flowers draped across it. A red cloth backdrop frames the figure, set outdoors among green trees with a tree trunk at right and mounds of soil at the base.2015-06-20January 09 20182018-01-09 +1 copiesA woman with very long dark hair stands with her back to the camera on a dirt ground beneath a leafy tree, facing a large standing deity murti. She wears a maroon-red sari-style garment with a draped shoulder. The murti is adorned with a green silk garment, a gold-coloured crown, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, a rudraksha-style pendant, garlands of flowers along its arched frame, and a red skirt-like lower cloth. A mound of earth and a wooden pole are visible in the background, along with red brick walls. The scene appears to be an outdoor darshan at a shrine.2016-04-03December 31 20172017-12-31October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesA large dark-stone deity murti of Lord Venkateswara stands in a gilded arched shrine with a red backdrop, dressed in a gold crown, elaborate jewelled necklaces, gold coin chains, green and purple silk garments and a teal shawl, with a vertical tilak and a garland of orange and white flowers framing the shrine. In the foreground a bare-backed priest in a red-brown dhoti and shoulder cloth, with a flower garland around his neck, faces the deity in outdoor surroundings of trees and red earth.2015-04-21A black stone deity murti of Venkateswara (Balaji), standing in a golden arched shrine with a red backdrop, wearing a gold crown, a white urdhva tilaka, heavy gold and jewelled necklaces, a green and purple silk garment and a blue-violet cloth on the pedestal. Garlands of orange and white flowers frame the shrine. At left, a woman in a brown and gold sari with a red flower garland stands with her back to the camera, hands joined in prayer before the deity. Trees and a dirt path lie behind. The scene suggests darshan of the deity.2015-04-21