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May 24 2017

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Photograph of an outdoor ghat with red stone steps where many men in white dhotis and bare torsos sit in rows performing puja. A large black Nandi bull statue, garlanded with multicoloured flower chains, sits at center on a white pedestal, with brass pots and vessels around it. A seated man in orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a bare torso sits at right, and a woman in a red sari stands at left near a camera on a tripod filming the scene.2017-05-24A large black stone Nandi bull statue sits in the foreground on a pale pedestal, facing left, with a beaded collar and bell-like adornments. Behind it, red steps are filled with many men and women in white dhotis and saris with yellow borders, many bare-chested, seated in rows while performing abhishekam-style rites with small brass pots, vessels and lamps. Some men wear orange cloth and sacred threads, and a boy in orange sits on the right holding a brass vessel. A red flag stands at the left edge beside a white railing. Dust and haze soften the background. The scene shows a temple ritual with many participants.2017-05-29Outdoor ritual photograph at a stone ghat with red steps. A large dark stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, sits in the foreground with a lit oil lamp near its head. A man in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bell and a small lamp in a puja. A woman in a red and gold sari beside the Nandi holds a brass plate. Behind them, a shirtless man in an orange dhoti holds a brass bowl, and seated devotees in white and colourful clothes watch from the steps. A bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala is shown in a ritual, with no visible sign of a particular identity.2016-12-05May 29 20172017-05-29A photograph of a large black Shivalinga on a stone platform being bathed with water during an abhishekam at a temple, with a red-tiered stepped backdrop lined with rows of small black shrines and brass kalashas. A shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti with a red waist cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at the lingam pouring water over it, while garlands of yellow, orange, and purple flowers drape the lingam. A second priest, bare-chested in an orange dhoti, pours from a brass vessel at the right, and a third priest in white dhoti sits on the steps at the top right. A woman in a red and white sari sits at the left near a stone structure with yellow cloth.2016-12-23December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual on red-painted stone steps. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull with a beaded necklace sits beside brass vessels and kalasha-style pots. A bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti and a white-bodied priest-style man in a dark patterned dhoti stand near the bull, one with sacred ash marks on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala. Behind a metal railing, many devotees sit on the steps in pink, red and orange saris and white clothes, some with hands folded in prayer and others taking photographs. Brass lamps and offering vessels line the steps and smoke rises from a vessel at right.2016-12-17Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi bull statue set on a red-tiered stepped platform. A young shirtless boy in saffron-orange dhoti with a sacred thread and a cord of beads pours water from a brass vessel over the Nandi, while marigold and orange flower garlands drape its neck and body. Behind him, devotees sit on the steps in white, orange and red clothing, holding brass lamps and vessels, with a green hose running along the railing and a red flag at left. Brass pots and lamps are arranged on the steps and a large brass vessel stands at right.2016-12-18December 03 20162016-12-03June 26 20172017-06-26September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copies