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June 24 2013

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A dark stone statue of the sacred bull Nandi sits in a recumbent pose on a weathered orange pedestal in an open courtyard. It wears a garland of yellow and red flowers draped across its neck and a red beaded collar with bells. Its back is covered with an ornately carved saddle cloth. Palm trees and a leafy tree stand behind, with a red-painted wall and a paved ground beneath.2013-12-06June 09 20142014-06-09Photo 116913342014-12-25January 28 20142014-01-28July 13 20142014-07-13A dark stone statue of Nandi, the seated bull, rests on a red-painted pedestal outdoors. Garlands of yellow and magenta flowers drape its neck and body, and rudraksha-style beads hang along its chest. Palm trees and greenery stand behind it. No people are visible.2014-07-07Photo 116913052014-12-24Photo 11744327 +1 copiesA large dark grey stone statue of a seated figure, rotated sideways in the frame, with a wide carved shoulder and chest band of beaded rudraksha-style strands. Bright red and white flower garlands and green leaves are draped across the base and red tiled platform, with a metal railing and potted plants in the background. The statue is a deity murti, not a person, and no living people are visible.2013-06-24June 07 20142014-06-07June 08 20142014-06-08A black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a dark pedestal in front of a red-ochre temple wall, garlanded with red flower strands, yellow marigold garlands, a rudraksha mala and a rope of small bells, with white vertical tilak lines on its chest and white markings on its forehead and yellow plumeria blossoms placed on its head and shoulder. Behind it, people in saffron-orange robes are visible at the edge of the frame, and a player holds a long brass horn; a white parasol and palm foliage are in the background. Nandi is a deity murti and no living figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-11-17 +1 copies