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A young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a lit oil lamp toward a black stone Nandi bull decorated with a maroon cloth and bell garlands. Behind is a golden-arched shrine with a dark deity murti in gold and purple garments and garlands. Plates of offerings and a brass lamp sit on a steel trolley at right, and he wears a blue face mask. Gold-toned walls and columns frame the temple interior.

A temple abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue set in a tiled basin. A young priest bare-chested in an orange-red dhoti and a black cap with a blue face mask pours liquid over the Nandi, with a black stone lingam beside it. Rudraksha malas hang on his chest. Behind are gilded carved pillars, a large framed deity image, and metal trays and vessels on a rolling cart, plus a red cloth and a flower basket on a side table. The priest is a single person, not identifiable as a person from appearance.

A shaved-chested priest in a white dhoti with red-and-gold border and a red-and-white striped headcloth stands at a black-and-white marble altar, holding a brass plate toward a black stone Nandi bull and a black shivalinga. Offerings on silver trays include fruit, bananas, a brass lamp and small silver containers. Behind the altar, gold-framed shrines hold a deity murti with garlands, a figure in a turban and garland seated under a gold arch, and colorful painted deity murtis. Purple and teal drapes hang from a gold pillar, and a blue cloth lies on the floor. The scene shows a puja performed in a temple room.

A young boy with a bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border stands at a black stone Nandi figure on a gold-painted base, pouring water from a silver vessel over it, a red flower offering on its head. Behind him, a framed portrait on the yellow wall shows a figure in pink robes seated in meditation, garlanded with a dark bead garland, flanked by blue curtains. A deity murti in a decorated shrine stands to the left. Rudraksha beads hang at his neck and white sandalwood paste marks his arms. The scene depicts a Nandi abhishekam.

A bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a black Nandi bull statue on a gold-coloured pedestal. The Nandi has a pink flower garland at its horns and a small offering bowl sits nearby. Behind, a framed portrait labelled with a green garland hangs on a yellow wall between blue curtains, showing a figure in pink and white. Brass lamps and an offering tray are visible on the right. The priest wears rudraksha-style beads and white sandalwood markings on his arms, performing an abhishekam.

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A young boy with bare chest and white dhoti bordered in gold stands at a black Nandi statue on a gold-painted base, pouring liquid from a steel vessel onto its head during abhishekam. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, a framed portrait of a person in pink robes with a garland hangs between blue-curtained windows, and a deity murti in a decorated frame stands at left.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine. A shirtless priest with white sacred ash markings on his back and arms, wearing a white dhoti with gold-red border and a patterned headband, stands with his back to the camera holding a ritual plate toward a central altar. On the altar, a figure in a red-and-orange turban, adorned with gold jewellery and flower garlands, is flanked by two deity murtis with blue and red backdrops. In front, a black Shiva lingam with white tripundra marks and orange-red garlands sits on a golden base, beside a black Nandi bull statue with white markings. Offerings include fruit, bananas, steel vessels, copper cups and brass lamps on the marble floor. Purple and blue draped curtains and gold carvings frame the shrine.

A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders stands beside a large black stone Nandi-style bull statue seated in a shallow tiled water basin, pouring liquid over it. The sacred bull statue is decorated with red markings and a garland, and a red cloth is draped nearby. Behind them a tall clear glass candelabra-like lamp stand and a vertical maroon canopy pole rise in a yellow-walled hall with red rope barriers and blue chairs. A priest holds a small vessel in his right hand over the abhishekam.