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Outdoor photo of a devotee in white dhoti and a yellow shawl performing abhishekam to a large black stone Nandi bull seated on a white plinth. The devotee holds a brass vessel and pours from it over the Nandi. Brass kalasha pots and brass vessels stand on a wooden stool at right, and yellow marigold garlands drape the plinth and the ground. Dark stone sculptures stand at the left edge under palm trees and greenery, and a brass finial shows at the top of the frame.

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January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesJanuary 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesA priest in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue. A tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind the statue is a white pedestal with marigold garlands and a golden ornamental structure, with palm trees in the background. Brass pots, a bell, a lamp and offering dishes sit on a side table. No one is identified as a person in this image.2010-01-24 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at right, pouring water from a brass pot over a large black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a white pedestal. Behind it rises a copper-toned temple shrine decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands, flanked by palm fronds. Brass vessels and small lamps sit on a wooden table at right, and a stone cobra sculpture stands at left. The statue is a Nandi, the bull mount of Shiva, so the rite is abhishekam offered to a Nandi murti.2010-01-24 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk of a black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a white tiered pedestal, with a copper-coloured bowl atop a white structure behind it and orange marigolds in the background. Two men stand at the shrine. The man on the left wears an orange robe and draped orange cloth and pours liquid from a small silver vessel with a spout onto the Nandi. The man on the right wears white dhoti-style clothing with a yellow shawl over his shoulder and stands beside a small table holding brass pots, a plate and small cups. A small red-and-white offering tray sits on a wooden stool in front of the Nandi.2009-10-15January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene at a white-plinthed shrine beneath palm trees. A black stone Nandi bull sits on the plinth while a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl pours water from a brass vessel over it during an abhishekam. He holds a second brass pot in his other hand and wears a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Behind the bull stands a copper-coloured pillar with a carved panel and a garland of yellow and orange marigolds. A woman in the right background watches beside a wooden table.2010-01-24 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesJanuary 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesJanuary 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesDecember 29 20092009-12-29