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A dark stone deity murti stands in front of a green cloth backdrop, wearing a jewelled golden crown, a green head cloth, layered gold and gem necklaces, a maroon velvet chest panel and a red and green silk dhoti. It holds ornate golden ceremonial staffs on either side and is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands. In the foreground a man with grey hair, seen from behind, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame toward the murti, performing aarti. No printed text is visible.

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November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18November 18 20212021-11-18A priest performs arati before a black stone deity murti of a standing deity with a tall silver crown, multiple arms and a trident-like staff. The deity is draped in a green and gold silk garment, adorned with white and silver jewelry, a pearl-like necklace and garlands of orange marigolds. The bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames toward the murti. Red and gold cloth forms the backdrop and base, with a gold-bordered green arch framing the shrine.2021-04-04 +1 copiesPhoto 82883872022-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a black stone deity murti of Venkateswara (Balaji) standing in a temple-like room, dressed in a dark teal and gold brocade cloth with orange borders, wearing a teal and gold turban with a white urdhva pundra tilak, and draped in heavy silver and jewelled necklaces. A garland of white, yellow, red, orange and green flowers arches over its head and falls to its feet. A priest on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a striped border, holds a lit lamp or flame near the deity's face in an aarti gesture. Gold-coloured carved frames and a yellow wall are visible behind. Only one physical person is present; the deity is a statue.2021-11-15A dark stone deity murti of Lord Venkateshwara stands in a decorated shrine, wearing a tall gold crown with a red stone and a golden urdhva-pundra style forehead mark. Multicolour garlands of red, yellow, green, white and pink flowers drape over the figure and frame it in an arch. The murti wears a heavy jeweled gold necklace, an orange and gold silk dhoti with a gold border, and gold armlets with engraved designs. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with several bright flames in front of the figure. A partially visible hand of a person holds the lamp on the left edge. The background is a warm yellow wall.2024-09-28A tall black stone deity murti stands in a temple with a golden-yellow wall behind it. The murti wears a tall gold crown, a white and red urdhva pundra tilak on the forehead, and large round earrings. It is adorned with layered gold necklaces, a long silver-and-gold garland reaching to the knees, and draped in a green silk dhoti with pink and gold borders. Its raised hands hold ornate silver-and-red ritual attributes. In the foreground a human hand holds a brass oil lamp, a traditional deepa lamp, near the murti's left side. The scene shows a deity puja setting with no visible crowd.2024-11-22Feb 12 2022 sripuramNovember 18 20212021-11-18A photograph inside a shrine showing a large black stone murti of a four-armed Vishnu-form deity standing in an ornate gold arch framed by a red velvet backdrop. The deity wears a tall silver-and-gold crown with a white urdhva tilak on the forehead, a gold and jewelled necklace, a jewelled chest ornament, and an orange and red silk garment, with long garlands of white jasmine and green leaves draped from shoulder to feet. A brass kalasha and a conch shell sit on a red cloth at the base, with brass oil lamps on either side. At the lower left, a person with long dark hair and white sacred markings on the arms reaches toward the deity's feet, performing the offering. No a person candidate is visible.2024-10-07A dark-stone deity murti in a gilded arched shrine niche, standing in a red silk garment and adorned with a silver crown, a long yellow and white flower garland, layered silver and gold necklaces, and a large silver pendant. Green leaf and red and orange flower festoons frame the shrine. A smaller metal figure of a deity in red stands at the base. Brass lamps and scattered petals sit on a wooden platform. Only a partial human arm is visible at the left edge, holding a small brass vessel toward the deity, as in an abhishekam or aarti.2022-01-08