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A photograph of a dark stone sculpture of a cobra-hooded serpent deity, possibly a Naga or Rahu-Ketu form, standing against a red velvet backdrop framed by gold ornamental panels. The dark stone is streaked with white abhishekam residue or sandal-like markings, with carved human-like faces and serpent coils around the central column. A small orange-brown dot appears on the hood. Overlaid caption reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022. No people are visible in the frame.

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Close photograph of a dark bronze-toned Naga deity murti with a hooded serpent canopy overhead, standing between two smaller attendant figures, its surface dusted with yellow-brown turmeric or sandal powder and a small red bead on its chest. Behind it is a rich red cloth backdrop and at right a gold-coloured embossed panel. A caption reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022, and a small saffron-clad figure in a corner logo.2022-03-21Close-up photograph of a dark stone deity murti on a red cloth backdrop, with a sheen of white dusting or abhishekam residue on its carved surface. A tilak-like yellow mark is on the central face, and small orange-red markings appear on the side figures. Shaped carvings of multiple figures are visible, including a serpent-hooded form on the right. A small yellow caption at the bottom reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi, 21 Mar 2022, and a small orange-turbaned portrait appears in the top-left corner. No physical people are visible.2022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21 +2 copiesClose photo of a dark stone Rahu Ketu murti, a serpent-hooded naga form with a coiled body, being anointed. A bare hand with white paste on the palm and fingers, wearing a black thread bracelet and red-and-white beaded bracelets, rests on the murti's upper section. The murti stands against a red draped cloth flanked by ornate gold-embossed panels. A caption reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022 along the bottom.2022-03-21A dark stone murti of Nagaraja-like form stands against a red velvet backdrop framed by ornate gold-toned metal panels. The carved figure has a raised multi-hooded cobra canopy above its head, a crowned head with a yellow tilak mark, and smaller figures or attendants flanking the body. Orange vermilion or kumkum spots dot the face and the figure's sides. The caption at the bottom reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022, and a small logo appears in the top corner.2022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple shrine. A priest's bare arms, one wrapped with a red and yellow sacred thread, pour water from a golden vessel over a dark stone deity murti. The murti has a tall cobra-hood form with a small figure beside it, marked with orange tilak spots, and the red and gold shrine backdrop with golden panels frames the scene. Water streams down the black stone. A small orange-and-face logo appears in the top-left corner and a caption reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022 at the bottom.2022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21A dark stone murti of a serpent-hooded deity with a standing figure beside it is being bathed with water poured from a golden vessel held by a hand adorned with bracelets. Water streams over the dark stone, while red-and-gold ornamental background drapes and gold-embossed panels frame the scene. Red spots of kumkum or vermilion mark the stone forms. The image captures an abhishekam performed during the Rahu Ketu Peyarchi event at ADIKAILASA.2022-03-21ADIKAILASA on 3/21/20222022-03-21A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in progress on a small dark stone deity murti, its surface coated with a thick brownish paste that drips down its face and body. A hand pours the mixture from a golden vessel at the top left. Behind the murti is a red velvet backdrop framed by ornate gold-coloured metalwork. A partially visible hand at the left wears bangles and a white sacred mark, and a small inset photo of a smiling person in orange head cloth appears at the top left corner. Caption text at the bottom reads Rahu Ketu Peyarchi - 21 Mar 2022.2022-03-21