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Photograph of a black stone Nandi statue being bathed with milk during an abhishekam. The Nandi is seated with an ornate harness and bells, and white liquid streams down its head and chest. A brass vessel is being tipped from the right edge. Behind the Nandi, a seated figure in white robes, an orange shawl and a white turban with a tilak sits smiling on a red-cushioned gold throne, wearing a green and white garland and rudraksha malas. A brass oil lamp stands before him, with a silver shrine structure and an open book on a stand to the right. The figure appears to be a presiding teacher; appearance cues are a white turban, saffron shawl and rudraksha malas, but identity is uncertain.

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