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A dark stone deity murti of a multi-armed form with an elaborate jewelled golden crown set with red, blue and clear stones, a red ribbon at the side, and a gold necklace with pearl strands. A yellow and pink sheer cloth and a leopard-print shawl drape the figure. Peacock-feather patterned blue backdrop behind, with lamp stands visible at the top corners. No people are visible.

A large dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity stands on a pedestal before a blue backdrop patterned with peacock feathers. The figure wears an ornate jewelled crown, a gold necklace and layered pearl and bead garlands, with a yellow-gold silk sari bordered in red and a leopard-print shawl draped over one side. Several hands hold weapons and ritual objects, including a staff with a decorative head. Hanging oil lamps (vilakku) are visible at the top corners, and pink flower petals lie on the pedestal. In the lower centre, a small seated figure in orange clothing with a garland sits as a separate statue or portrait before the murti.

2022-05-07 +1 copies

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 4/6/2022

A dark stone murti of Lord Murugan, Skanda, shown with multiple arms and a peacock-feather backdrop behind him. He wears an elaborate jewelled crown, a gold necklace with a large pendant, layered gold chains and a bright orange silk dhoti with a red waist sash, and holds a long vel-like spear. Red silk cloth draped at the base, marigold petals scattered around, and red-clad figures visible at the frame edges suggest a puja setting at the temple. No people are clearly visible in the central frame.

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 6/11/2022

2022-06-11 +1 copies

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/21/2022

Three dark stone murti installed before a blue backdrop patterned with peacock feathers. The central multi-armed Murugan figure, seated with many arms and a jeweled crown, wears a garland of pink and gold beads, green and red gemstone ornaments and a yellow dhoti. Flanking him are two standing figures in tall silver-and-red headdresses, pearl and bead necklaces and yellow lower garments. Hanging brass oil lamps are mounted above, and a small red figurine sits at the base. No physical people are visible; this is a photograph of deity murtis during an abhishekam, alankaram and puja at a Kailasa Houston temple.

A temple shrine with three dark stone murti statues against a blue backdrop patterned with peacock feathers. The central multi-armed deity wears a tall gold crown, a yellow silk garment and a leopard-print shawl, and holds ritual implements in several hands. Flanking murtis on black pedestals wear tall jewelled crowns, pink and gold silk garments and long pearl and bead necklaces. Brass oil lamps hang from the top of the frame, and a small red figurine and pink flower petals sit at the base. No living people are visible.

2022-05-07 +1 copies

Sacred Arts Univercity

KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 2/27/2022

A dark stone murti of a multi-armed, multi-faced Subramanya (Murugan) is seated and dressed for alankaram. The deity wears a tall gilded crown set with red and blue stones, a jewelled multi-strand necklace, and a gold waist belt, draped in an orange and gold brocade shawl over a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold border. Yellow marigold flowers adorn the arms and shoulders, and a golden vel spear rests against the figure beside a peacock-feather fan. Red roses lie at the base on a dark altar.

Collage of four photographs of black stone murti statues of Murugan with Valli and Devasena, decorated for Skanda Shasti. The central figure is a multi-armed deity murti seated in an orange silk dhoti with gold jewellery, a jewelled crown and a peacock-feather backdrop. Flanking figures wear jewelled conical crowns, yellow and red draped silk, garlands and jewelled necklaces, one in blue and red, the other in green and red. Oil lamps hang above. No physical people are shown.