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A bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti with a gold border pours water from a silver vessel over a black Nandi bull statue on a gold-coloured pedestal. The Nandi has a pink flower garland at its horns and a small offering bowl sits nearby. Behind, a framed portrait labelled with a green garland hangs on a yellow wall between blue curtains, showing a figure in pink and white. Brass lamps and an offering tray are visible on the right. The priest wears rudraksha-style beads and white sandalwood markings on his arms, performing an abhishekam.

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A young boy with a bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border stands at a black stone Nandi figure on a gold-painted base, pouring water from a silver vessel over it, a red flower offering on its head. Behind him, a framed portrait on the yellow wall shows a figure in pink robes seated in meditation, garlanded with a dark bead garland, flanked by blue curtains. A deity murti in a decorated shrine stands to the left. Rudraksha beads hang at his neck and white sandalwood paste marks his arms. The scene depicts a Nandi abhishekam.A young boy with bare chest and white dhoti bordered in gold stands at a black Nandi statue on a gold-painted base, pouring liquid from a steel vessel onto its head during abhishekam. He wears a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him, a framed portrait of a person in pink robes with a garland hangs between blue-curtained windows, and a deity murti in a decorated frame stands at left.A photograph of a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala around his neck performing abhishekam on a large black Nandi statue on a gold-covered pedestal. He pours liquid from a small metal vessel onto the bull's head with his right hand, holding a red thread on his wrist. A brass lamp and a plate with offerings sit on a red stool at left, and a garlanded dark stone object with red cloth lies at right on a tiled floor in a dim hall. A television screen at left shows a bright image. Timestamp overlay reads 16 Feb 2026 03:21:43, Tamil Nadu.2026-02-16Photo 99226642022-06-11 +1 copiesA blurred photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a black Shiva lingam set on a raised golden-edged platform. The priest, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace and wearing a white dhoti, pours liquid from a dark metal vessel held in both hands over the lingam. Behind him are a pink curtain, a wall with painted murals, a white-robed figure on the right and small offerings and flower items on the floor at left. A timestamp in the corner reads 15 Feb 2026 22:45:25, Tamil Nadu, kailasa seeragapadi.2026-02-15Photograph inside a tiled-roof hall with pale yellow walls and barred ventilation windows. A priest in white dhoti and white shirt stands at the right, pouring water from a large brass kalasha onto a black stone Nandi-shaped sculpture on a granite platform, with water streaming down the carving in an abhishekam. A smaller dark stone vessel sits at the left edge, and a red wooden door is behind the priest. Only one person is visible, and no identification of anyone is made.A man in a golden-yellow turban, rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold, pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue with a silver-toned harness. He wears white ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, rows of seated black deity murtis wear orange and green garments and garlands. Pink flower petals lie on the wet stone base, and a silver shrine with an open book sits at left.A photograph of a temple priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body pouring liquid from a vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue on a gold-covered pedestal. A tilted brass bell and a steel tray of fruit and flowers sit on a red stool at the left, and a dark shrine with offerings is at the right. On the left a flat-screen TV shows a painted or printed portrait of a figure with a red and gold turban and ornate clothing, with a second person in white seated beside it. The room is dim with white walls and a timestamp overlay reads 16 Feb 2026 03:21:45, Tamil Nadu, kailasa seeragapadi. Plausible abhishekam in progress.2026-02-16Photo 82864412022-06-11 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red border and a white tripundra on his forehead pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto a black stone Nandi statue lying on a stone platform. A black shivalinga-style stone stands at the left edge of the abhishekam platform. The room has cream walls, barred windows and a sloped tiled roof. The liquid runs down the Nandi in an abhishekam.A man in white ritual clothing and a yellow shawl pours liquid from a brass vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a dark pedestal, as part of an abhishekam. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a golden canopied structure, brass pots on a wooden table, and palm trees under a bright sky. Two people are visible: the pourer and a partially visible figure at the table edge is not clearly distinct, so the count is one.2010-01-24 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders stands beside a large black stone Nandi-style bull statue seated in a shallow tiled water basin, pouring liquid over it. The sacred bull statue is decorated with red markings and a garland, and a red cloth is draped nearby. Behind them a tall clear glass candelabra-like lamp stand and a vertical maroon canopy pole rise in a yellow-walled hall with red rope barriers and blue chairs. A priest holds a small vessel in his right hand over the abhishekam.2022-01-29