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A photograph of a shirtless priest in an orange dhoti pouring water from a golden kalasha onto a grey stone Nandi bull statue, with a yellow marigold garland draped on its base. The priest wears a rudraksha mala across his chest and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Outdoors, a red flag and blurred green trees stand behind him, with a few people on steps at the right edge.

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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms and chest pours milk from a gold kalasha over a large black Shiva lingam, with milk streaming down its surface. A yellow and orange garland is draped at its base, and red flags fly in the background beside a leafy tree. Spectators are faintly visible at the right edge. This abhishekam ritual is the focus of the scene.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A shirtless man in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala pours milk from a golden pot over a black stone Nandi bull statue, with a yellow-and-white flower garland draped on its neck. White sacred ash marks his arms and forehead. Red and orange flags and a blurred tree stand in the background, with a few onlookers at the edge of the frame. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the sacred bull.2016-12-03A young man with a shaved head, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala around his neck pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto a large black stone Nandi bull statue during an abhishekam. He wears an orange dhoti and is bare-chested. Yellow flower garlands drape the bull, and the liquid runs down its face. Behind him, spectators sit in rows along railings beneath trees, and red flags are visible in the background.2016-12-03A bare-chested priest in an orange and red-striped dhoti pours milk from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi-headed Shiva lingam, which is draped with a pink flower garland. Milk splashes over the black stone during the abhishekam. Ash lines mark the priest's shoulders and arms, and a sacred thread hangs across his chest. Red flags fly in the background beside metal railings, a tree and stands with seated spectators in white. The lingam with its garland is a murti, not a person.2016-12-02A young man with bare upper body and white ash stripes on his arms and chest pours liquid from a golden pot over a dark grey Nandi bull statue. He wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala across his chest and a beaded bracelet. Water streams down the stone bull's head and face, and a garland of pink flowers hangs around its neck. Trees and a red flag are blurred in the background, with a second person partly visible at the right edge. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-11December 12 20162016-12-12November 11 20162016-11-11December 05 20162016-12-05December 05 20162016-12-05October 16 20162016-10-16