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A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body, sacred marks on his shoulder, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a black stone deity murti of Venkateswara with a tall gold and pink crown, Urdhva Pundra tilak, and emerald-set ornaments. The murti is draped in green tulasi garlands and marigold and red-flower garlands, set in a gold arched niche with red velvet backdrop. Below, a small gold figure and offerings sit on a gold pedestal.

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