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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/26/20202020-12-26A black stone deity murti of Venkateswara (Tirupati Balaji) stands in a gilded arched frame before red velvet drapes, adorned with a silver crown, a vertical Vaishnava tilak on the forehead, layered silver necklaces, yellow and red marigold garlands, and a blue and gold silk dhoti with a red striped lower cloth. To the right, a bare-chested young boy in an orange shawl holds a small brass oil lamp or puja plate near the deity, performing aarti. No a person candidate is visible.2021-11-17A photograph inside a temple shrine of a black stone deity murti of Sri Venkateshwara, a form of Vishnu, dressed in an orange and green silk garment with a green and gold border, adorned with silver-and-jewelled crown, arm ornaments, a tall conical crown and a white and red vertical tilak on the forehead. A man seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti, with white horizontal stripes painted on his arms and a rudraksha mala on his wrist and neck, holds an oil lamp with a flame toward the deity in an aarti offering. Ornate gold-patterned drapery and carved gold panels frame the shrine, with bells and a flower garland at the base.2020-12-26December 08 20182018-12-08December 08 20182018-12-08May 18 20192019-05-18A devotee with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a white face mask, stands in prayer with palms pressed together before a large golden deity murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu) with a black stone face, red and white vertical tilak, gold crown and gold arms holding conch and discus. The murti is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, a green gemstone chest ornament, silver necklaces and a maroon silk garment with gold border. The devotee wears saffron-orange rudraksha malas and a white markings on the bare shoulder, while ornate gold-patterned panels frame the shrine behind.2021-01-31Photo 82838902022-05-03 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 5/3/20222022-05-03 +1 copiesA 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 bare-chested priest in white ritual cloth performs aarti with a brass oil lamp before a black stone deity murti of Venkateswara, dressed in a pink crown-like headdress, jewelled ornaments, green leaf garlands and marigold-and-rose garlands. The murti stands within an ornate gold arch against a red velvet backdrop, with a Vaishnavite urdhva pundra tilak on its forehead. The priest's raised right hand holds the lamp near the deity's face.2022-05-03 +1 copies