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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A shirtless young male priest with a white tilak on his forehead and an orange dhoti pours yellow liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue. Yellow liquid splashes over the bull's head and neck. Rudraksha beads are visible on his wrist. Red and orange flags and tall poles stand in the background, with a crowd and temple structures softly visible behind a railing. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the Nandi statue.2016-11-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed young priest, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti, pouring a stream of yellow liquid from a golden vessel onto a large black stone Nandi bull statue. The priest has white tilak markings on his forehead and arms and wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and an arm band. Yellow powder or liquid splashes around the bull's head. Red and saffron flags, metal poles and rows of small oil lamps appear in the background.2016-11-24A photograph of a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of pink flowers around its neck. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms, and a white sacred thread. Behind him a second, partly visible person in a red-pink cloth stands at the left edge. Red ritual flags and tiered stone seating appear in the background. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-11December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks on his arms and chest pours water from a golden kalasha over the statue's head, and the water splashes down its face. Another person is partly visible at the lower right, and a red flag and green trees are in the background.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16A shaved-headed young priest in an orange dhoti with bare chest and a rudraksha mala pours a golden vessel of yellow liquid over a black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi has a flower garland of white, yellow and red blooms draped over its neck. White sacred ash marks the priest's arms. A rudraksha mala hangs over his shoulder. This is a rudrabhishekam ritual at an outdoor temple setting with trees and a fence in the background.2017-01-02November 24 20162016-11-24February 26 20172017-02-26