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July 13 2013

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Night photo of a white Nandi bull statue with a gold-bead necklace, gold-trimmed red and green saddle cloth and a gold tassel, mounted on a blue frame at a temple procession. A woman in an orange top with silver hoop earrings and orange hair clips holds up an orange phone to photograph it. A man in a white shirt stands behind the bull and a partly visible person in orange at the left edge. A cloth covering drapes over the bull's back.2013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesA night photograph of a white painted bull figure, a nandi-style vehicle mount, with a red horn tip, painted eyes, gold beaded harness and yellow and green trim, pulled on a blue-framed wooden cart with a red and gold cloth-covered drum. A person's hand holding a dark phone or object is visible at the lower left near the bull's flank. The scene is dark with the bull lit by flash against a black background.2013-07-13July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesA performer wearing a large white papier-mache bull costume with a white head, yellow eyes, pink-trimmed ears and a gold collar stands in a night procession. The person inside the costume has a grinning face, an orange head cloth and a red skirt-like drape around the base. Behind them, a crowd watches, including a woman in a green and orange sari with gold bangles, and men in white shirts. A metal pole rises beside the costume.2016-12-23Close-up photograph of a large white painted statue of a bull, Nandi, with a pinkish-red muzzle, painted eyes with lashes, pink ears, and a yellow and red harness. A row of yellow bead-like ornaments hangs around its neck, and a red tilak-like mark is painted on its forehead. A blue metal structure and a steel roof frame are visible in the background. No people are present.2007-04-17August 08 20092009-08-08Close-up photograph of a painted white bull statue, the Nandi vahana, with a red-tinted muzzle, red-rimmed eyes with black brows, pink ears, and gold-painted harness straps and bell-tipped necklace. Its horns are painted red and a striped garland of red, yellow and white hangs behind it. Part of an orange and gold cloth draped over a figure sits at the right edge, and a blue wooden base is visible at lower right. No people are visible; the bull is a sculpture on a procession vehicle.2007-08-26Close-up photograph of a white painted bull statue, Nandi, with gold-painted harness straps across its face, a gold beaded collar, and red-tipped horns. Its large dark eyes are outlined in black, and the nose and mouth are painted in pink and maroon. Behind it, orange and maroon silk fabric with gold brocade drapes over a ceremonial structure, and a blue wooden frame is visible at the lower right. No people are visible.2007-08-26Night procession at a festival. In the foreground stands a large white papier-mache bull figure with black-tipped horns, a painted red eye, a decorated collar and a green-and-gold cloth draped on its back, carried or moved forward. Behind it are two ornate ratha or palanquin structures with colourful striped and patterned fabric panels, red, yellow and green trim, and fringed canopies. Several men in white and orange clothing and head cloths stand in the background crowd, some holding drums, watching the procession under the dark sky.2016-12-23November 12 20162016-11-12August 08 20092009-08-08