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April 18 2012

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September 24 20072007-09-24 +2 copiesA devotee in saffron-orange robes stands on a wooden step and pours milk from a brass vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, which is seated on a dark plinth. Milk streams down the bull's head and body. Behind, a second person in white ritual dress stands near palm trees, and a copper-coloured pillar with carved panels rises at left. The scene is an outdoor abhishekam at an open-air temple setting.2007-10-08 +1 copiesSeptember 25 20112011-09-25January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20072007-09-24 +2 copiesDecember 03 20162016-12-03Close photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a smooth face and carved eye, water streaming and splashing over its head and snout. Behind it, blurred palm fronds fill the background. At upper right, an orange-saffron cloth sleeve of a person pouring water is visible, partly cropped. The scene suggests a abhishekam offering of water to a sacred bull.2007-10-08 +1 copiesPhoto 11742318A young man with long dreadlocks and a bare upper body stands at left, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads at his chest, pouring water from a brass vessel over a large black Nandi bull statue. Water sprays from the vessel over the statue's head and neck, which is decorated with a rope garland and beaded bands. Behind him, other people sit on red-tiled steps beside metal railings, with red flags and green trees against an overcast sky.2017-07-03December 03 20162016-12-03A priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and sacred ash on his arms and chest, pours water from a golden vessel over a large black stone Nandi statue draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Water streams down the carved bull's face and chest. Behind him stand red flags and a few onlookers in pink and white clothing, with a green banana-leaf decoration nearby. The scene appears to be an abhishekam ritual at an outdoor temple setting.2016-12-03February 21 20172017-02-21