The temple as you can in the photo above is relatively small. This is the main building which houses the central deities of Vishnu, Lakshmi, and Bhoomi Devi (his 2 wives). It is impressive to note that these deities have been the object of continual mantras, pujas, and yagyas for almost 900 years!
In the photo above, Vishnu is in the middle with Lakshmi on his right and Bhoomi Devi, the goddess of the earth on his left. Together they support and protect creation. The murtis are made of a dark greeen granite that turns a dark black when sesame oil is applied as a part of the yagyas.
The Lakshmi temple is on the right side of the main temple. Here in the main courtyard, you can see the stambum (flagpole) carved from a single piece of granite. the Lakshmi temple is off to the side on the left of the photo.
Our priests did their usual fantastic job with the abishekam yagya and provided new silk saris and flower malas. Here you see the priest performing the offering of camphor light towards the end of the yagya.
The large murti in the back of this photo (red sari) is large and made of granite. She is not movable. The smaller murti (green sari) is called the utsava murti; or festival murti that can be moved adn taken out of the temple for different temple events.
The murti's right hand (palm outward and fingers pointed upwards) is offering the blessing of protection, and the left hand is granting wishes (fingers downward).
This is a new temple for us and now that we have established a successful event with the priests and management we have been invited to return in December to perform a yagya for Narasimha and Sudarshana.
Narasimha is the form of Vishnu that protects and supports families.
Sudarshana is Vishnu's weapon which provides strength and cuts through all obstacles. The yagyas will be performed on the day of the full Moon, December 15th.
