Shaligram Abhishek Set

Yoni base for installing a Vishnu Shaligram and offering Abhishek. This kit comes ready with the Shaligram shila, tray, snake, keshar chandan powder, abhishek paste and kalash. Ideal for daily Abhishek of a Lord Vishnu.

Made of samll abhishek tray, kalash, bowl and thali from brass with long lasting finish.

Dimensions of set contain:
Total Height of Set:  7.5 inches 
Shaligram: 1 inches (diameter)
Tulsi mala: 36 inches (L) approx
Kalash: 2 inches (H) x 1.5 inches (W) 
Bowl: 0.75 inch (H) x 2 inches (W)
Tray: 5 inches (H) x 2.5 inches (W) x 2.25 inches (base)
Abhishek powder: 50 gms
Abhishek tilak paste: 50 gms
Brass Plate: 6 inches x 6 inches
Total Weight of Set: 400 grams

Abhishek is a religious ceremony of holy bath given to a deity. The word abhishek means a sprinkling. It is derived from the root sic, to wet, and with the prefix abhi, "around," Abhisheka is literally, "wetting around." An Abhishek is the bathing part of a puja that usually is done with sacred water. In puja, a deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, dressed, fed and praised. The bathing of the deity is the ABHISHEKA part of the puja. During an elaborate bathing ceremony a deity is bathed not only in water, but also with milk, yogurt, butter milk, honey, clarified butter, sugar, and all kinds of fruit juices. After this bathing, the sacred image is dressed, ornamented, fed and praised with hymns accompanied with bells, drums and other instruments.
 
Offering Sugar cane juice, for example, help please the Goddess of wealth Laxmi. The various other offerings have different meaning and gives different results to the devotee. Offering honey may bring riches and financial gains, milk would help a person attain a baby boy, ghee is offered to expand your family lineage and have a fulfilling life, offering Ganga water would help devotees to attain Moksha, and pure water Abhishek would help remove troubles from ones life and fulfill special wishes.
 
Thus, one should be aware of the type of Abhishek you wish to offer and the kind of blessings you wish to gain. Offering Abhishek is of grave importance and has a lot of prominence in Hindu culture. It pleases the almighty, brings peace of mind and makes one realize of the purpose of life. One becomes more open to embrace life and the realities associated with it.