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Priests perform worship before a large framed backdrop of a Venkateswara-style deity murti with a tall conical crown and white vertical tilak, draped in red and yellow marigold garlands. In front, three smaller gilded murtis wearing saffron-orange conical headdresses and white-and-yellow flower garlands stand on a silver stand. A grey-haired priest in a yellow dhoti and white sacred-thread marks on his bare chest holds a small silver vessel and lamp toward the murtis, while a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands at right and others are behind. Incense smoke drifts through the scene.

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February 16 20132013-02-16February 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA temple scene before a large framed backdrop of a deity murti adorned with gold ornaments, a tall crown-like headdress, a white urdhva pundra on the forehead, and garlands of yellow and red flowers. In the foreground, a bald man with a white tilak and wire-rimmed glasses stands at left, and a smiling bearded man in white-and-gold dhoti with rudraksha mala and white tilak stands beside him. A white-haired, bare-chested man with rudraksha beads is seen from behind at center, and at right a golden utsava murti covered in orange-red sandal paste with a white flower garland stands on a pedestal. Several other men in white and bare-torsoed ritual clothing are partly visible in the background.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a large printed backdrop showing a decorated deity murti of Venkateswara with a tall conical crown, large round gold earrings, a white vertical tilak on the forehead, and garlands of yellow and red flowers draped around the figure, set within an ornate golden arch. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests and devotees in saffron-yellow and white ritual clothes stand before golden utsava murtis with orange vermilion-coated heads and white flower garlands. A bare-backed priest with a white sacred thread and a silver necklace stands at left, while an older man with grey hair in a knot sits near the front right. Two men on the right wear white and green cloths and gold chains, one with a white tilak. The scene appears to be a temple or ritual setting with the backdrop and murtis as central subjects.2013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15February 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesMay 07 20172017-05-07February 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesA 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.2013-02-15 +1 copies