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December 23 20102010-12-23A large black stone Nandi bull statue lies on a terracotta-coloured pedestal outdoors. It is draped with a white cloth bordered with a gold edge and garlanded with thick strands of yellow marigold and red flowers around its neck. Palm trees and a pale sky appear behind it, with a stone pillar with floral garlands at the left edge.2010-12-23February 01 20152015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01 +1 copiesA dark stone Nandi bull sculpture in the foreground wears a thick garland of yellow and red flowers and a cream cloth draped over its back. Behind it stands a tall red-and-cream pillar or dhwajasthambha with a palm-frond and flower adornment near its top, next to a red stone base. On the left, a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts holds orange and white umbrellas. On the right, several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments stand near a red flag on a pole, under palm trees at dusk. Scattered oil lamps are visible near the pillar base. The scene reads as a temple procession or ritual gathering.2016-10-03October 25 20122012-10-25September 16 20142014-09-16A large black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a red-painted pedestal, draped with a long garland of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves wrapped over its neck and body. Behind it stands a red tiered pillar also hung with a yellow flower garland. Coconut palms and a low white wall frame an open sandy courtyard, where two men in white dhotis, one with a shawl, stand at a distance. Warm evening light falls across the scene.2010-12-28A black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a red-painted pedestal outdoors, draped with a cream cloth with a gold-and-maroon border. It wears a thick maroon-brown rudraksha-style mala around its neck, a gold-bead chain, and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Green trees and a palm frond stand behind it, with a red wall to the left. No physical people are visible, and the statue is a depiction of a sacred bull rather than a person.2014-11-18A large black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a dark stone pedestal, facing right. It wears a garland of yellow marigold flowers and red blossoms around its neck and a maroon cloth with gold embroidery draped over its back. Tall palm trees and leafy trees stand behind it under an overcast evening sky. No people are visible.2014-07-25November 05 20142014-11-05 +1 copiesClose view of a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a red-painted pedestal, decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace with gold beads. White horizontal tilak marks are painted on its chest. Behind it, a man in white dhoti and a sacred thread stands on a paved courtyard among palms and greenery, with figures in orange robes further back. A copper kalasha-like finial sits at the upper right beside a red wall.2014-09-09