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A smiling man wearing an ornate gold crown with a pointed top, a red gem at the centre, and a white urdhva-pundra style vertical tilak on his forehead. He is adorned with large round gold-and-red ear ornaments, layered beaded necklaces, a gold collar piece and an embroidered gold and white garment with green trim. Behind him hangs a teal curtain beneath a decorative arch of colourful pom-pom style flowers. Elaborate sculpted gold arms and ornaments frame the figure at the sides.

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A smiling man wears an ornate gold crown studded with red, green and white stones, a red gemstone at its centre, and a white-and-pink vertical Vaishnava nama tilak on his forehead. Large gold-and-white disc earrings with red jewels hang at his ears, and a gold nose ring is visible. He wears layered gold necklaces, a jewelled gold breastplate and a white garment with a dark green sash, his arms adorned with gold bands. Behind him a dark green curtain is framed by pink and yellow floral garlands. The attire resembles a Venkateshwara (Tirupati Balaji) alankaram decoration.2021-04-25A 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.2021-04-25April 25 20212021-04-25April 25 20212021-04-25Close-up photo of a smiling man dressed as Venkateshwara, Vishnu's form, with a tall gold conical crown studded with white stones and a red and blue gem, a white urdhva-pundra style Vaishnava tilak with a pink-jeweled centre, and large gold earrings set with red stones. He wears layered pearl necklaces and heavy gold and jewelled ornaments on a dark background, with garlands of red, yellow and blue flowers at the top corners and a gold ornament at the right edge. Set as a deity-costume darshan image.2021-04-08Close-up photograph of a smiling man adorned as Venkateshwara, a deity murti-style alankaram, wearing an ornate gold crown with red and white jewelled panels, a white and gold vertical Vaishnava tilak on the forehead, and a red stone at the crown's centre. Large gold and white jewelled earrings, layered gold necklaces, pearl strands and a gold-embroidered shoulder piece are visible. Behind him are black velvet drapes and floral-patterned decorative borders in pink, yellow and black. A printed copyright caption appears in the lower right corner. The image shows one physical person.2021-04-17April 13 20212021-04-13 +2 copiesApril 17 20212021-04-17April 08 20212021-04-08Close-up photograph of a smiling man dressed as the deity Venkateshwara, wearing an ornate tall golden crown set with white, red and multicoloured jewels and a red stone at the centre. He has a white U-shaped Vaishnavite tilak on his forehead and a white mark on his chin. Heavy gold necklaces, pearl strands, a jewelled shoulder and arm ornaments, and a gold-and-pearl chest piece cover his bare upper torso. Large white-and-red jewelled discs hang at his ears and shoulders. Behind him are a black backdrop and floral garlands in pink, yellow and white at the top corners.2021-04-17 +1 copiesMAy 08 20212021-05-08Close portrait of a bearded man with eyes closed and a broad smile, wearing an ornate jewelled crown with red, green and white stones and a white Vaishnava urdhva pundra tilak with a red bindu on the forehead. Large jewelled circular earrings, gold and gem-set shoulder ornaments, layered gold and bead necklaces and a gold-embroidered bodice dress the figure, consistent with a deity murti or alankara decoration of Venkateshwara. Blue drapery forms the backdrop. Shows a human devotee in alankara attire, identity not established from appearance.2021-05-15