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Photograph of a large deity murti decorated for festival worship at night. The figure has a tall golden crown, a black face with a white vertical Vaishnava tilak, and multiple gold arms holding conch and discus-like emblems. It wears a thick white and jewelled necklace, red and gold garments, and is framed by layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves. An ornate golden arch stands behind it, with brass oil lamps flanking the base. No physical people are visible.

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January 08 20172017-01-08A deity murti of Venkateswara (Balaji) with a black face bearing a white urdhva pundra, adorned with a tall golden crown, gold armlets and arm ornaments, layered white and gold necklaces, and dense garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves draped over the shoulders. The figure wears a red and gold silk garment and stands before an ornate gold arched backdrop with a golden yellow cloth behind it. Brass oil lamps flank the murti at the lower corners, and night foliage appears in the background. No physical people are visible.2017-01-08A photograph of a Vishnu murti (deity form) decorated for festival worship at night. The image is framed by an ornate gold arch behind the figure. The deity has a tall golden crown, a black face with a white urdhva-pundra style vertical mark, and gold armlets. It wears layered garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers and leaves, and a heavy white and gold jewelled necklace over a red and gold silk garment. Brass lamps stand at the lower left and right edges. No physical people are visible.2017-01-08A photograph of a Vishnu deity murti, an image with a black face bearing a white urdhva pundra mark, wearing a tall golden crown, garlands of red, yellow and green leaves, and layered gold and jewelled necklaces over a red and white silk garment. Its arms are gold, and an ornate gilded arch-shaped backdrop rises behind it at night. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides of the frame. No physical people are visible.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A large deity murti of Venkateswara (Vishnu) stands decorated for a night festival, adorned with layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves, a tall golden crown, a white Vaishnava nama on the forehead, and gold and jewelled ornaments. An ornate gilded arch frames the murti, and a gold silk skirt covers its base. Two brass standing lamps flank it, and a priest in an orange dhoti with a sacred thread stands bare-chested at the right, hands joined in prayer. The setting is dark with trees behind.2017-01-08A deity murti stands decorated in a golden ornate arch-shaped backdrop at night, adorned with layered garlands of red, yellow, white flowers and green leaves. The figure wears a tall golden crown, gold armlets, a jewelled necklace and a red-and-white silk garment, with a white urdhva-pundra style forehead marking. Brass oil lamps flank the dais, which is draped in gold silk. Trees fill the dark background.2017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08A close-up photograph of a black deity murti of Lord Venkateswara (Vishnu form) adorned for worship. The murti wears a tall gold crown, a white and red U-shaped vertical tilak on its forehead, and is draped with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves. Layers of gold necklaces with embossed deity medallions, jewelled chains and gold armlets cover its chest, and gold hands rest at its sides. Behind it a gold-embossed backdrop and yellow-gold cloth frame the image.2017-01-08