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Outdoor photograph on a dirt courtyard of a temple complex with palm trees and small white buildings behind. A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl walks left past a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, seated on a white plinth. He points toward the statue. Beside him, a younger attendant in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a long pole supporting a red and orange canopy with fringe. A round stone yoni-style base with flower offerings sits in the background. Two more attendants are partly visible at the right edge.

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December 07 20072007-12-07August 08 20092009-08-08Outdoor temple scene on sandy ground beside palm trees. A barefoot man in orange robes and long swept-back hair stands before a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, hands joined in reverence. Beside him a sannyasi in orange carries a brass tray of flowers, and another attendant in white with an orange shawl carries a tray of offerings. A tall copper dhvajastambha flagpole with garlands rises behind, under a striped parasol. Statues and a signboard map stand to the left. The outer figure is a devotee in orange, identified only by role.2009-07-08December 31 20062006-12-31March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and thatched huts. A large black stone Nandi bull sits on a tiered white pedestal, garlanded with red, white and yellow flowers. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads walks past the pedestal, followed by a bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl, carrying a walking cane. Two more people in white clothes and yellow shawls stand at left and right, and a signboard with a map sits behind the bull. The scene is a ritual visit to the bull statue.2010-07-01December 07 20072007-12-07March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor temple scene with a large white-painted stepped base holding a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and yellow flower garlands. In the foreground a barefoot woman in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair walks past a small brass kalasha on an orange cushion set on a gravel-ringed platform. Behind, a man in white dhoti and yellow garland walks through light smoke, and two men in white clothes work near a dark stone statue of a deity with raised arms. Palm trees and a tall copper-coloured stone pillar stand in the background.2010-07-11A photograph of a shaven-headed man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest and a red tilak on his forehead, seated with eyes closed in front of a large black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi wears garlands of yellow and red flowers. Behind him stand a black stone standing deity statue at left, a white-painted platform, a copper kalasha-style finial, and palm trees. Water spreads across the stone surface in the foreground. The man is a devotee or sannyasi in meditative stillness; no identity is established from appearance.2010-07-22A photograph of a procession on a dirt courtyard beside white-painted stepped plinths, with palm trees and small low buildings behind. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds up a large multicoloured umbrella with red, blue and gold panels and fringed tassels, shading a figure who walks just ahead of him. Other white-clad men with orange shawls walk alongside, and a tall ornate pillar topped with a golden finial stands at the right. Warm late-day light falls across the scene.2007-12-07March 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copies