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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone-like deity murti of a bull, Nandi, seated in a wooden tray or basin filled with liquid. Only two arms are visible, one with a gold bangle, pouring liquid from a brass or copper vessel onto the murti's head. The bull's horns and gold-toned forehead and chest decorations catch the light. Beside the basin on a steel tray sit several glass jars with coloured lids, containing powders or offerings, and a white container. The floor is grey tile with a few wooden furniture pieces at the edge.

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A photograph of a Nandi bull statue, dark brown with gold and red painted accents, seated inside a wooden frame on a tiled floor. A hand holding a small oil lamp with a flame is reaching in from the left, lighting the scene near the statue's base. The wooden base is covered with yellow-gold paint and some liquid. No people are visible beyond the hand.2025-05-09A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue, glossy and wet, seated on a dark granite platform during abhishekam. A hand wearing red-and-gold bangles and green glass bangles pours water from a copper vessel onto the Nandi, and a Shivalinga stands behind it on the same platform. Behind them a red satin cloth hangs from a pole, and a portrait of a person in saffron robes with a garland and crown-like headwear appears on a table draped with gold-bordered fabric. Framed pictures hang on the yellow wall, and a row of small dolls sits on a shelf at the back.2024-08-31A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white cloth-covered platform being bathed in milk or abhishekam. A bare forearm wearing red and green bangles and a red thread tied at the wrist pours liquid from a brass vessel over the statue, which streams down its body. Red flower petals scatter on the platform. Behind it hangs a red cloth and a brass pole, and a second dark lingam-style stone base sits to the right. This depicts Nandi abhishekam, a ritual washing of the sacred bull. No person's face or a person depiction is visible.2024-08-30Photo 99223092022-05-27 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 6/11/20222022-06-11 +1 copiesNovember 16 20212021-11-16A photograph of a dark wooden Nandi bull statue seated on a black base inside a golden-yellow rectangular stone or wooden basin, with painted red and white markings on its forehead and orange-red trim on its harness. In the foreground at lower left, a hand holds a wooden ladle over a steel bowl of green and white flower-and-leaf offerings. A trough of water and flower petals surrounds the statue on the floor. No people are shown in full; only a hand is visible.2025-05-09KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 6/11/20222022-06-11 +1 copiesA black stone Nandi bull statue is being anointed with yellow liquid poured from above, running down its head and body during an abhishekam ritual. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded rudraksha-style cord across his torso pours from the right, his arms marked with white ash stripes. Behind the statue are a maroon cushioned seat with gold trim, a striped red-purple-orange rug and marigold petals on the floor.2022-10-22 +1 copiesA black stone Nandi bull statue, with gold-toned ornamental caparison, is being bathed in milk during abhishekam. A person in the upper right, wearing a dark blue sari with gold border and holding a brass vessel, pours a white milk stream over the Nandi's head and back, splashing onto the black granite platform. Dark chairs and a light grey floor are visible in the background.2024-12-29Photo 82877412022-06-25 +1 copiesPhoto 82874502022-06-25 +1 copies