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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti performs aarti with a multi-tiered brass lamp before deity murti in a temple shrine. The right-hand murti is a black Venkateshwara form adorned with a silver-and-gold crown, flower garland of red roses and white blooms, yellow silk shawls, and a silver-embellished torso. Beside it stands a second dark-stone deity in red cloth with gold jewellery. Offerings are arranged on a red-and-gold cloth in steel bowls: rice, a yellow fried snack, fruit, and chocolate-coloured sweets, plus a steel pot. A large gold statue stands at the right edge, and small bottles sit among the offerings.

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Photo 82840912022-05-29A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at left, raising a lit multi-flame aarti lamp toward a black stone deity murti of Venkateshwara (Balaji) adorned with a gold crown, white jewelled ornaments, red flower garland and gold-bordered yellow garments. Beside him sits a black Ganesha murti with gold crown and red cloth. Bowls on a red and gold cloth hold offerings of prasadam, including fried snacks, rice, fruit and dark sweet cubes. Gold-coloured deity figures and camphor jars sit at right. Consistent with a Venkateshwara abhishekam and alankaram puja.2022-05-29 +1 copiesPhoto 99196922022-05-29 +1 copiesPhoto 99200682022-05-29 +3 copiesPhoto of a ritual in a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest with bare chest, white dhoti and a reddish cloth wrap stands at left, extending his arm toward a tall brass lamp stand with flames while smoke rises. Centre-right, a seated statue in a red-and-white robe and a pink turban sits on a chair garlanded with orange and white flowers; it is a statue, not a living person. Behind, a large deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments is decorated with red and white garlands under a gold arch. Yellow cloth covers the altar, with bowls of fruit, bananas, pineapple, flowers, brass vessels and a red-cloth-covered tray in front. Background shows another deity figure with an orange garment and a blue cloth. No readable text.2020-05-02Photo 66789662022-09-28 +1 copiesPhoto 66793642022-07-16 +1 copiesPhoto 99225022022-10-02 +1 copiesPhoto 99168792022-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread, standing with palms pressed together in prayer before a black-stone deity murti of Venkateshwara. The murti wears silver ornaments, a tall crown, a red garland of flowers, and a yellow-and-gold silk shawl. An oil lamp burns in front of the murti on a base, and food offerings are arranged on a red-and-gold cloth in steel bowls, including rice, a curry, fried items and cut sweets, with camphor jars beside them. Gilded arches and carved golden figures frame the shrine.2022-05-29 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20232023-09-18A photograph of a temple puja at an altar with a black Ganesha deity murti dressed in a purple and green cloth, adorned with orange marigold garlands and a red-and-gold turban-like crown. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp with both hands. In front are brass bowls of yellow rice, a green cucumber, an orange, a pomegranate, banana leaves and a brass plate of offerings, with a second lit lamp on the altar. The setting is a dark tiled wall with ornate gold-framed arches.2022-02-23