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A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple altar. A woman in an orange sari with a green border stands at left, pouring liquid from a brass vessel held in her raised hand over a dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity seated on a peacock. The central murti wears a crown and ornate necklace and rests on a yellow cloth draped over its seat. Two smaller dark stone figures flank it, each wearing a yellow draped cloth with red borders. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides against a backdrop printed with peacock feather eyes. The people visible are only the one woman.

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A dark metal murti of six-faced Lord Subramanya (Murugan) seated on a peacock, flanked by two smaller dark murtis of Valli and Devasena in yellow draped saree-style cloth. Behind them a backdrop of peacock feather patterns in blue and purple. At the top left, a person in an orange saree with green border pours liquid from a vessel. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the central murti. The central deity wears yellow cloth and a red tilak mark on the forehead.2026-01-21Photograph of a ritual abhishekam for a dark stone murti of Lord Subramanya (Murugan) seated centrally with multiple arms and a peacock beneath, flanked by two smaller dark stone figures of Valli and Devasena dressed in yellow cloth. A partially visible person in an orange saree stands at left, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over the central deity. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a backdrop of peacock-feather patterns fills the background. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; only a partial figure in orange appears.2026-01-21Dark metal murti of six-faced Subramanya (Murugan) seated centrally with multiple arms holding weapons and a peacock mount beneath, flanked by two smaller standing dark murtis of Valli and Devasena draped in yellow cloth with red borders. A partially visible person in an orange sari holds a brass vessel at the top left, pouring during abhishekam. Brass oil lamps stand on either side against a peacock-feather patterned backdrop. The scene shows deity murtis, not living a person.2026-01-21January 24 20242024-01-24January 24 20242024-01-24A photograph of a ritual abhishekam scene at a temple shrine. A central dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity, with a peacock beside it and a figure of a serpent-like form at its base, stands on a pedestal with water flowing down over it. Two smaller dark stone figures flank the central murti, each draped in yellow cloth. A partially visible figure in an orange garment with green borders stands at the left edge. Brass oil lamps hang at the top corners against a backdrop patterned with peacock feathers.2026-01-21A photograph of a temple shrine during an abhishekam to a multi-armed Murugan (Subramanya) murti seated on a peacock. A hand pours golden liquid from a brass pot over the deity's head, the liquid streaming down its body and onto a dark stone base. The deity wears a yellow dhoti-style cloth with red border. Two dark stone attendant statues in yellow and orange-bordered cloth stand on either side. A backdrop of blue and purple peacock-feather eyes fills the wall, and brass oil lamps hang from chains above. No living people are visible apart from a partial hand and arm holding the pot.2022-01-17A temple ritual photo centred on a dark stone murti of six-faced Lord Subramanya seated on a peacock mount, dressed in a yellow cloth and gold ornaments, with a red tilak. Two smaller dark stone murtis of Valli and Devasena flank him, each wearing yellow drapes with red borders and red bindis. A woman in an orange saree with a green blouse and bangles stands at the left edge, partly cropped. Peacock-feather patterned backdrop, brass oil lamps on stands at the top corners, and scattered flower petals at the base.2026-01-21Dark stone murti of six-faced Subramanya (Murugan) seated on a peacock, with multiple arms holding weapons, flanked by two smaller dark stone figures of Valli and Devasena draped in yellow cloth with red borders. A partially visible person in an orange sari with green border stands behind the central murti. Brass oil lamps hang at the upper left and right against a backdrop of peacock-feather patterns.2026-01-21KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/17/20222022-01-17A woman in a maroon blouse and grey-striped sari pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone murti of six-faced Lord Subramanya seated on a peacock, during abhishekam. Two smaller dark stone figures in yellow dhotis flank the central deity. The backdrop is a blue-and-purple peacock feather pattern, and brass oil lamps hang from chains above. Yellow liquid runs down the statues onto the black base.2022-01-17Photograph of a dark stone murti of Lord Subramanya (Murugan) seated on a peacock, with multiple heads and many arms, dressed in a yellow dhoti, against a backdrop of blue and green peacock-feather eye patterns. Two smaller dark stone murtis of attendant figures stand on either side, one in white and red cloth and one in white with a red-bordered cloth. Brass oil lamps hang from above, and a hand at the upper right pours from a golden pot during abhishekam. No living people are clearly visible, only the pouring hand at the edge.2022-01-17