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January 30 20172017-01-30A photo of a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a red border pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi has a flower garland of yellow and pink blossoms around its neck. The priest has a shaved head, white tripundra markings, and rudraksha beads. Behind him stands a second person in a red cloth. Red stone steps, metal pots, a chain-link fence, and red flags form the background.2016-11-07A young man with long wet hair and a bare torso pours water from a gold pot over a large black Shiva lingam decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and strands of white beads. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and has white horizontal markings on his upper arm and shoulder, with a red-beaded cord around his neck. Behind him, rows of black lingams stand on tiered red steps, and a metal railing and red flags are visible at the left.2017-02-26April 17 20172017-04-17February 16 20172017-02-16A dark stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and maroon flower strands, is being bathed during a rudrabhishekam ritual on red stone steps lined with small shivalinga-style stands. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti, with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala around his neck, pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto the bull's head. Behind him, a second priest in an orange dhoti bends over a brass vessel. Brass pots, a small oil lamp and a bowl of offerings sit nearby. The priests are ordinary temple priests; no a person candidate is visible.2017-01-02A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi statue. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and orange cloth wrap pours water from a brass kalasha over the Nandi, with a garland of red and orange flowers draped on the statue. Behind him, several seated devotees on red steps hold small brass vessels and lamps, some in white clothes. Red flags and a green hose run through the scene under a leafy tree. The priest is a person in ritual dress; no candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is claimed.2016-12-15February 21 20172017-02-21November 21 20162016-11-21 +1 copiesJanuary 09 20172017-01-09January 30 20172017-01-30A photograph of a shirtless priest in an orange dhoti pouring water from a gold kalasha onto a black stone Nandi statue draped with yellow and pink marigold garlands. The priest has a shaved head, white sacred markings on his arms and chest, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A second shirtless man in red cloth stands behind him, and brass vessels sit on red-stepped stone at right. The water is performing abhishekam on the Nandi.2016-11-07