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A close photograph of an abhishekam in progress. A hand pours water from a brass kalasha-style pot over a dark black stone lingam, with water splashing around the stone and over the fingers. The blurred background shows green palm foliage. Only the pouring hand and forearm in a white sleeve are visible, so no full person is shown.

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January 27 20102010-01-27January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a dark polished stone Nandi bull head, carved with a broad snout and eyes, being bathed as water pours from a brass vessel held by a bare hand with gold bangles. The sleeve of a white garment is visible at the right edge. Behind, a blurred pale stone sculpture of a standing figure stands among green palm foliage under a pale sky. The scene suggests a pada-puja or abhishekam offering at an outdoor temple setting.2010-01-24 +1 copiesA man in white ritual clothes pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue outdoors. He wears a white shirt with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white marking on his forehead. Behind him stand palm trees and green foliage, and a carved copper-coloured temple structure with bas-relief panels rises at the right edge. Water streams down the bull's head, an act of abhishekam offered to a Nandi statue.2010-01-24 +1 copiesOctober 08 20072007-10-08Outdoors at an open-air shrine, a hand in an orange-saffron garment pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with ornate chain and bead carvings on its neck and saddle. Liquid runs down the sculpture's face and body. Coconut palms and green grass fill the background under a pale sky. The orange cloth and bangled wrist belong to the person pouring; no face is visible.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue with a smooth, polished face being bathed by a liquid poured from a white vessel held by a person's hands. The person wears an orange garment and a wristwatch and gold bangles. Behind the statue are tall coconut palms and a pale sky, with a carved temple pillar visible at the right edge. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering to Nandi, the bull associated with Shiva.2007-10-08March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesA dark stone Nandi bull sculpture with carved face details and a harness is being bathed with water poured from above by a hand. The pouring person wears an orange-saffron garment draped over the body, with bangles on the wrist. Coconut palms and greenery fill the background.2007-10-08A photograph of an abhishekam in progress: water pours in a heavy stream over a dark stone murti of Dakshinamurthi, with a seated teacher figure and carved hair visible. Only a partial person is visible at the left edge: a hand and forearm with a gold bangle, lifting a gold vessel (kalasha) and wearing white clothing with silver embroidery. Green leaves and a tree branch frame the scene outdoors.2010-07-15