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A photograph of a deity murti (a Venkateshwara-style Vishnu form) seated under an ornate gold canopy with a tiered golden pinnacle, set in front of a glass entrance with two white flags. The murti wears a green silk sari-style dress with a jade-green pendant, layered gold and silver jewellery, a dark crown with a jewelled ornament, and is draped in red, pink and white garlands. Peacock feather fans flank the canopy pillars, and red and white flower garlands hang from the canopy. In front, an orange silk cloth covers the base. A young girl with dark hair sits in the foreground facing the murti, and a woman in a green-and-gold sari stands at left holding yellow and red flowers. An oil lamp with a lit flame sits at right. No a person candidate is visible.

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April 28 20082008-04-28A golden palanquin with an octagonal tiered canopy and finial stands outdoors on a paved lot. Inside sits a decorated deity murti dressed in a red and gold brocade cloth, covered in white and pink flower garlands and wearing an ornate crown with a peacock-feather headdress. Red and white garlands and bells hang from the canopy, and peacock feathers are fixed to the posts. On the left, a man in an orange dhoti and gold necklace stands beside the palanquin, looking toward the deity. A green cloth backdrop sits behind the murti. The person at the right edge is only partly visible.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A golden palanquin-style ratha or canopied shrine stands against a pale brick wall, decorated with red and white garlands and peacock feather fans. Beneath the gilded canopy sits a deity murti draped in red, purple and green silk saris with gold borders, adorned with pink and red flower garlands, roses and white blossoms. A brass kalasha-like vessel is held at the right edge by a person in red sleeves, and white flags with a blue emblem flank the top. Fresh flowers and garlands cover the base. No people are clearly visible in the central scene.2008-05-12October 15 20082008-10-15A deity murti seated on a gilded throne (peetha) outdoors on a paved walkway, adorned with a black crown, green stone pendant, layered jewelled necklaces, and garlands of red and white flowers with peacock feathers arranged around the throne. The murti sits on an orange cloth with yellow and pink flower petals scattered at its base. At the right edge, a man in a white dhoti with a green-striped shawl stands with palms pressed together, and in the foreground a person in orange robes with raised hands is offering reverence. A white brick wall is at the left edge.2008-04-28May 12 20082008-05-12A deity murti is seated within an ornate golden canopy shrine, dressed in a crimson and purple silk cloth and heavily garlanded with pink, red and white flower strands. A peacock feather fan hangs from the canopy posts, and the image bears a silver-and-gold crown with a crescent. A man in white dhoti-style clothing with a rudraksha mala bends toward the shrine at left, and at right a figure in saffron-orange robes stands partly in frame. Red and orange flower heaps surround the base of the image, with a brass plate in front.2008-05-12April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsMay 04 20082008-05-04May 12 20082008-05-12A decorated deity murti is seated under an ornate gold canopy with a tiered golden top, draped with red, white and green garlands and peacock feathers. The figure wears an orange silk garment, a red and gold turban, a green stone pendant and layered silver and gold necklaces. The palanquin-style shrine stands in a glass-walled hall. Two people in orange and white robes stand at the left edge, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at the right edge.2008-04-27