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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 5/3/20222022-05-03A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body, sacred marks on his shoulder, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a black stone deity murti of Venkateswara with a tall gold and pink crown, Urdhva Pundra tilak, and emerald-set ornaments. The murti is draped in green tulasi garlands and marigold and red-flower garlands, set in a gold arched niche with red velvet backdrop. Below, a small gold figure and offerings sit on a gold pedestal.2022-05-03 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA 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.2020-12-26A dark stone deity murti of Venkateswara (Vishnu form) stands in a gold-framed shrine niche with a red velvet backdrop. The murti wears a tall pink and gold crown, a Vishnu namam on the forehead, and a heavy gold necklace with a large green gemstone, and is adorned with garlands of yellow and red marigolds and green tulsi leaves. Purple and gold silk drapes hang at its sides. A brass kalasha and an oil lamp sit on the gold pedestal, with rose petals scattered at the base. No people are visible.2022-05-03 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 5/3/20222022-05-03 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14Photo 103278162022-06-10 +1 copiesA 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 of a shrine with a dark stone deity murti dressed in a red silk sari-like cloth, decorated with a silver crown, layered gold and silver necklaces, a large jewelled pendant and garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and green leaves framing the figure. A priest in a maroon top holds a small oil lamp toward the deity while another hand holds a brass bell. The shrine is set in an ornate gold arch with a marble-patterned wall, and red and orange flowers and petals lie at the base. Offerings of puja and arati are depicted.2022-01-08KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/25/20202020-12-25 +1 copiesNovember 15 20212021-11-15