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Outdoor ritual at a stepped stone platform with red steps and metal railings. In the centre, a shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a brass lamp aloft while standing beside a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with red and white flowers. To the right, a shirtless attendant in a teal dhoti with tripundra markings holds a brass vessel. Other devotees sit on the steps in white and orange clothing, and brass pots and lamps are arranged around the platform. Red ritual flags stand at the left edge under a grey sky.

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Outdoor temple ritual on red-painted stone steps. A young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with rudraksha malas stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull decorated with a marigold garland, holding a brass bowl. Beside him a young man in a teal dhoti holds an incense stick, and smoke rises in the air. Behind them devotees sit on the steps, some in white clothes and some in red and blue, and brass pots and small oil lamps stand along the stairs. The sanctuary setting suggests a Shiva temple ritual, but no one visible is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-14A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a red border stands at a black stone Nandi bull, holding a flaming lamp or arati in one hand and a small bell-like vessel in the other near the bull's head. Behind him, a man with bare chest, white markings and a rudraksha mala watches in a patterned yellow dhoti. Devotees in white and pink sit on red stone steps lined with brass pots and oil lamps, with a metal railing and green pipes visible.2016-12-17December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor photograph of a young shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash markings, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame and smoke rising in both hands as an aarti offering toward a large dark stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow marigolds. Red saffron flags flutter on poles behind, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pole and a red-stepped stone staircase lined with black kalasha-shaped pots. Several seated devotees in white and pink clothing sit on the steps at right, one older man in white with hands in anjali, and a few more people are visible in the background.2016-12-03December 16 20162016-12-16December 19 20162016-12-19Outdoor photo at a riverside-style stepped ghat with red steps and a chain-link fence, where seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit in rows. In the centre, a standing priest in orange dhoti and a bare chest holds a lit oil lamp beside a dark stone Nandi bull, with pink-and-white flower garlands along its base and brass vessels in the lower right. Red flags on poles mark the area. Several seated men on the steps have their hands joined in prayer, including a bare-chested man in white lower garments and a man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Green hoses run along the steps and a trickle of water is visible. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja to the Nandi image. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-12-02October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue on red stone temple steps, draped with pink and yellow flower garlands. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame on a small lamp above the bull. Beside him a young assistant in a red-and-orange cloth holds a brass bowl. Brass pots and a small oil lamp sit on the steps, and red flags hang along a railing behind them. Two more people in orange are partly visible at the right edge.2016-11-07Outdoor ghat steps of red-brown stone beside a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow marigolds and a pink-white flower chain. A shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp in a brass vessel toward the Nandi. Beside him a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white arm markings stands with hands folded in a white dhoti. At right a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands with palms together. Brass pots and metal vessels sit on the steps, a green hose runs along the railing, and red flags hang nearby. Several people in white clothes are seated at the upper left behind a wire fence. a person is not visibly identifiable in the photo.2016-10-10A photograph of an outdoor riverside ghat ritual beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his body, wearing an orange dhoti with maroon stripes, raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand while holding a bell in the other. Behind the statue, seated devotees along metal railings include a woman in a purple top and another in red, with brass pots and vessels in the foreground. Red flags and green trees fill the background.2016-12-19