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A photograph of a richly decorated Venkateswara-style deity murti with a tall jewelled crown, gold face with white vertical Vaishnava tilak, and elaborate gold and gemstone ornaments, framed by garlands of yellow and red flowers and a carved golden arch. In the foreground at lower left, a bearded man with white vertical tilak smiles, and a white-haired elder in a grey shawl sits closer to the camera. At right, a young man with a white tilak and orange cloth smiles beside floral offerings. The scene suggests a temple darshan or abhishekam setting with a hazy warm atmosphere. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

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