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A photograph of a shirtless young man with short dark hair and a pendant necklace performing abhishekam on a dark stone Nandi bull statue in a temple hall. He leans over the basin, pouring or applying liquid from a small cup onto the statue's head. The Nandi is adorned with a red and gold jewelled necklace and draped with a pink and gold patterned cloth. Nearby stand a brass kalasha-style vessel on a pedestal, brass lamps, and a yellow sign. In the background are a dark wall, a display table with religious items and a red curtain.

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A shirtless young man in a white dhoti stands beside a dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with a pink patterned cloth and a garland of flowers, performing abhishekam on the black altar. He holds a small ladle and a silver tray holding bowls with bananas and other offerings. A thin pendant chain hangs at his neck. In the background a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure sits on a wooden table near a hallway lined with orange decorations and chairs.2026-03-21KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 12/31/20212021-12-31A shirtless young man in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread across his chest stands at a ritual table performing a Nandi abhishekam. He holds a small white spoon over a black metal Nandi statue adorned with a beaded garland and ornate silver chest ornament. Silver thalis and bowls of offerings, including yellow and white substances, sit on the table, and a small metal pot is in his other hand. Behind him a round mosaic-style emblem hangs on a yellow wall beside a framed painting, and folding chairs and a white door are visible in the hall.2024-09-07Photo 99214812022-08-24 +1 copiesA shirtless young boy in white dhoti pours water from a gold vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, decorated with carved harness and bells. Behind him, a row of black stone deity murtis sit in seated rows on red-draped platforms against a beige wall. Brass plates, a steel pot, gold garlands and an orange cloth lie on a table in the foreground during the Nandeeshwara abhishekam.2022-04-27A photograph of a black stone Nandi statue, the bull vehicle of Shiva, adorned with a white and gold pearl garland, a red-and-green jewelled necklace and a red-and-gold cloth draped at its side. A hand holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in front of the Nandi. Around the base are silver plates and bowls with offerings including sweets, a bowl of yellow rice dish, an orange, a red apple, and scattered red and pink flower petals on the dark countertop. A metal kalasha-style vessel and a silver tray sit in the background. No people are visible apart from the hand holding the lamp.2024-09-07A black stone Nandi statue, the bull of Shiva, sits on a dark platform decorated with a gold crown, pearl and red bead necklaces, a pink flower garland and a red and gold shawl. In the foreground, a hand of a person in a gold bangle holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several lit wicks, used in an aarti offering. Behind the statue, a smaller black shivalinga stands on a pedestal, with brass bowls, a pot and cardboard boxes against a yellow wall.2022-07-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue decorated with yellow and red rose garlands, purple flower garlands, and gold-toned jeweled necklaces and a headpiece. In the right foreground a person in a pink silk garment with gold brocade border and a green-and-gold pattern at the hem bends forward, hands raised over a brass tray of offerings and flowers, as devotees watch from behind. The person wears a rudraksha-style bead mala and a wristwatch. The Nandi statue and the offering tray are the focal objects.2018-04-14KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 8/24/20222022-08-24 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes holds a lit oil lamp beside a black stone Nandi bull statue heavily decorated with pink, red and white flowers and gold-toned bells. He wears a rudraksha-style mala necklace and a bracelet, with a tilak mark on his forehead, and his head is shaved. Behind him, gilded deity murti and ornate temple decor are visible. The scene suggests a puja at a Shiva shrine. Pradosha abhishekam appears in the page title, but only the lamp and floral Nandi are visible.2008-05-03April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsClose-up photograph of a dark stone Nandi statue, the bull of Shiva, seated on a black pedestal. It wears a gold necklace set with red, blue and white stones and pearl drops, and has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on its forehead. Its silver-tipped horns are visible. Behind it, pink and gold brocade cloth and a metal vessel with a blue cloth sit on the altar. No people are visible.