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A standing person is dressed as a deity murti for a Venkateshwara darshan, framed by a tall arch of multicoloured flower garlands with red, white, green and yellow blooms. He wears a tall gold crown with a white vertical tilak on the forehead, large gold earrings, layered gold and pearl necklaces, gold armlets and a gold waist sash over a green and striped dhoti. A decorative mirror-like panel and gold lamps flank him against a black background, with small lights along the top of the arch.

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A man stands in front of a dark teal curtain framed by ornate white and pink embroidered panels with red and green jewel borders, dressed as a deity figure. He wears a tall gold crown with red jewel accents, a white Vaishnava U-shaped tilak on his forehead, large gold and red-jeweled earrings, layered gold necklaces, a black-and-gold beaded collar, gold armlets and bracelets, and a white dhoti with a teal and gold border. He holds a gold ceremonial mace-like staff and smiles calmly. The scene resembles a darshan display for Bhagavan Venkateshwara.2021-04-25MAy 08 20212021-05-08A standing figure in an elaborate gold deity-style costume is the central subject, framed by a floral arch of pink, white, yellow and green garlands with bulb lights at the top. The figure wears a tall gold crown with a white Vaishnava urdhva pundra mark on the forehead, heavy gold necklaces, a long beaded and gold-chained sacred garland, gold armlets and bangles, and a brown-red dhoti with a gold waist belt. Both hands are held out with the palms turned, one open and one resting on a jewelled chain. Behind is a teal drape and a small brass vessel sits at the lower left. At the lower right a gold-toned murti of a deity is visible on a stand. The figure is posed as a decorated deity image for darshan.2021-04-17 +2 copiesApril 25 20212021-04-25A standing figure is dressed as the deity Venkateshwara, shown bare-chested and frontal against a black backdrop. He wears a tall gold crown with a red stone, large gold earrings, layered pearl and gold necklaces, and gold armlets. A white urdhva-pundra style vertical mark is on his forehead. Flower garlands in orange, red, yellow and white frame him on both sides, with decorative gold-and-red side panels.2021-04-13MAy 08 20212021-05-08MAy 15 20212021-05-15A person is dressed and adorned as the deity Venkateshwara for a darshan presentation. He stands centrally, bare-chested, wearing a tall gold crown with a white urdhva namam mark on the forehead, gold earrings, layered gold and bead necklaces, gold armlets, a gold waist belt and a green dhoti with red border. He holds a gold conch-like object in his raised hand and stands before a dark backdrop framed by a large arch of multicoloured flower garlands with lights. Golden shoes sit at the base, a brass oil lamp stands at left and a gold ornamental deity figure stands at right. This is a physical person in costume, not an image on a screen.2021-04-08April 17 20212021-04-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a single standing man dressed as a Venkateshwara deity form for a bhava samadhi darshan. He wears a tall gold crown with pearl bead rows, a red gemstone at the centre, and a black stone above the brow. Large gold and red-jewelled earrings hang from his ears. He has a white Vaishnava urdhva pundra tilak with a central line, and a white-painted mark on the chin. Heavy layered gold and pearl necklaces, gold shoulder pieces, armlets and a gold waist belt with pearl strands cover his bare chest. Behind him are garlands of pink, yellow, white and navy flowers, and a patterned white and pink ceremonial cloth is visible at the left edge. A printed name and .2021-04-13 +1 copiesMAy 08 20212021-05-08A bare-chested man is shown in a close frontal portrait styled as a Venkateshwara alankara, against a black background framed by red and gold embroidered panels and floral garlands at the top corners. He wears a tall gold crown with a red stone, a white and pink urdhva pundra tilak on his forehead, large gold and red-stone earrings, layered pearl and gold necklaces, and gold shoulder ornaments with a gold armlet. He smiles slightly with a short dark beard. The deity-style dressing and gold ornamentation dominate the composition.2021-04-08