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Close photo of a black stone abhishekam at a dark altar. Dark carved stone figures of navagraha planetary deities stand on a black base with red-brown wet offering material and a pink flower. A person's hand and bare forearm, with a yellow bangle, pours liquid from a round golden-brown vessel held overhead. The person wears an orange garment. Gold drapery and a dark curtain form the backdrop. A figure with cupped hands and a serpent-tailed base suggests Rahu or Ketu. Offerings are poured for Navagraha dosha shanti.

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Photo 82851772022-08-26Photograph of a dark stone altar set with a row of black stone deity murti figures, including a figure with a hooded serpent canopy and figures with raised hands in namaste-like poses, with rust-red powder at their bases. Behind the altar, a person in a saffron-orange garment with a blue wrap is partly visible, pouring liquid from a brass kalasha pot over the murtis in an abhishekam. Dark maroon curtains hang on the left and a yellow wall stands behind. Only one person is visible, and the figure is partially hidden behind the altar.2022-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a set of dark stone Navagraha murtis arranged on a black platform with red-brown bases. A hand holding a brass kalasha pours water over the central figures, which is streaming down in a white spray. Bare forearms are visible, one wearing a thin white thread and a gold bangle. The nine-planet figures are carved with crowns and some hold attributes; the leftmost figure has hands folded in namaste. A gold-toned wall and dark curtain form the background.2022-01-31A person's arm in a gold-patterned sari sleeve pours yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a set of dark stone deity murti on a black granite altar. Several standing and seated figures are visible, including one with a crown and raised arms and another with a wheel-like halo, all coated in yellow turmeric-style liquid. A small brass kalasha sits behind. Red and maroon curtains hang in the background.2022-08-26 +1 copiesClose photograph of a black stone deity murti being bathed during a Navagraha abhishekam at KAILASA Houston. A hand holds a brass vessel pouring thick yellow liquid over the central figure, which wears a tall conical crown and holds a staff-like object, with a multi-headed serpent hood arching behind it. A second dark figure stands to the left. The forearm shows a thin cord and a brass cuff bracelet. The background is a warm golden wall.2022-01-31KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/1/20222022-01-01KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/31/20222022-01-31Photo 82842542022-08-26 +1 copiesA dark stone deity murti standing on a black granite base with orange-red sandalwood or kumkum paste at its feet is being bathed with water. A hand with a gold bangle pours water from a brass vessel above the figure, and water streams down over the statue. The murti wears a cobra hood overhead and stands beside an animal figure, with another dark sculpture partly visible at right against a maroon curtain. This is a stone abhishekam in progress, with no people visible except the pouring hand.2022-01-31A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress. A hand from the right edge pours liquid from a gold bowl over a dark bronze-toned deity murti in the centre. Several similar dark bronze or stone deity figures stand on pink-trimmed pedestals, some crowned and holding attributes, one beside a bull. A large smooth stone form in the left foreground has hollow eye sockets. Deep maroon curtains hang behind the figures. No people are visible except the pouring hand.2022-07-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress: several dark bronze or stone deity murtis stand on pink-tinged bases while water is poured over them from a brass vessel held by an arm entering from the upper right. Water streams down the central figure, a four-armed deity holding objects in its hands. Red velvet drapes hang in the background. No people are visible apart from the pouring arm.2022-07-27 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/27/20222022-07-27 +1 copies