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Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with red stone steps. In the foreground, a bare-chested young priest in an orange dhoti and a sacred thread holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a large dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Behind the statue, rows of seated devotees in saffron and white clothing fill the tiered steps, with red flags and metal railings in view.

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December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor photograph of a stone steps ghat with red brick tiers. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands, sits on a pedestal at right. In the foreground a shirtless man in an orange dhoti with a white sacred thread and beaded necklace holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame toward the Nandi. Behind him, devotees in white and orange clothing sit and stand on the steps. Red flags and metal railings and water hoses are visible at left, and a few marigold petals lie at the base of the statue.2016-12-18December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 19 20162016-12-19June 26 20172017-06-26A 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.2016-12-19A photograph of a stone Nandi bull statue on red steps beside a water channel, with many people seated on the tiered steps behind. In the foreground a shirtless young priest with a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the Nandi, while a second young man with bare shoulders and white markings on his back stands beside him in a gold-and-blue wrap. Brass pots and vessels rest on the steps, and a few people in white, pink and purple clothing sit nearby.2016-12-17December 09 20162016-12-09June 26 20172017-06-26A 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 09 20162016-12-09