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October 03 2016

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 09 20162016-12-09December 27 20162016-12-27A photograph of a ritual at a red stepped ghat lined with dark stone shivalingams. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull is adorned with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. A young priest with long hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and shawl, stands holding a lit oil lamp aloft in an aarti offering. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on the steps, with brass vessels and pots nearby and smoke rising in the hazy light.2017-02-26November 21 20162016-11-21February 26 20172017-02-26February 15 20172017-02-15December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesNovember 28 20162016-11-28December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a stone steps ghat with red brick tiers. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands, sits on a pedestal at right. In the foreground a shirtless man in an orange dhoti with a white sacred thread and beaded necklace holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame toward the Nandi. Behind him, devotees in white and orange clothing sit and stand on the steps. Red flags and metal railings and water hoses are visible at left, and a few marigold petals lie at the base of the statue.2016-12-18Outdoor photo at a stone staircase with a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped in yellow and red flower garlands on the left. A young priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and a sacred thread, holds a small brass oil lamp or bell-like vessel and extends it toward the statue. Beside him on the right, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Further back on the steps, seated men in white cloth and a few other devotees watch, with brass kalasha vessels and stone lamp stands in front of them. Red flags flutter behind, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole.2016-12-03