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Night photograph of a priest in a golden-tan garment, seen from behind with dark hair in a bun, holding a flaming oil lamp beside a large grey stone Nandi bull figure. The bull's head is draped with marigold and red flower garlands and wet with water, and strings of warm lights glow in the background. A rudraksha mala is visible around the neck.

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December 06 20162016-12-06A night-time outdoor photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue, seated on a low stone base and adorned with garlands and gold-coloured ornamental strands along its neck. A young man with a shaved head, bare-shouldered and wearing a saffron-orange dhoti, holds a small lit oil lamp or flame aloft over the statue's head while pouring or offering with his other hand. Rose petals and flower offerings lie on the base; dark green foliage and a blurred string of lights fill the background. This appears to be an aarti of Nandi, with the person's appearance not establishing identity, so no a person candidate is assessed.2017-11-15Night-time outdoor ritual before a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a pedestal, adorned with a garland of pink and yellow flowers across its head and a beaded necklace. A figure seen from behind, bare-backed with an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulder, raises a lit oil lamp or aarti flame high in the right hand, with a gold bangle on the wrist and white ash markings on the arm. Dense green foliage and string lights glow in the background, and scattered flower petals lie at the base of the statue. The figure's face is not visible, so no identity can be assigned from appearance.2017-11-15A photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a pedestal, decorated with a garland of red and pink flowers on its head and a beaded necklace. A bare-backed person in saffron-orange cloth, with long matted hair and a rudraksha mala, raises a multi-wicked brass aarti lamp with a bright flame toward the Nandi. Scattered flower petals lie on the base. Dark green foliage and blurred fairy lights fill the background.2017-11-15December 06 20162016-12-06A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a red pedestal at night, garlanded with pink and yellow flowers on its head, with lamps lit before it. In the left foreground a person with long dark hair and bare back wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a brass lamp or offering vessel over the statue. Only the back of a person in orange is visible at the lower right edge, seated near the pedestal. Dense green foliage and blurred fairy lights fill the background.2017-11-15Night photograph of a shirtless male priest performing an offering beside a large dark stone Shiva lingam wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, bangles and an orange dhoti, holds a brass bell in one hand and a smoking incense or camphor offering in the other, with smoke rising between them. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees sits on red steps under strings of coloured lights and a red flag.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06November 15 20172017-11-15December 06 20162016-12-06December 09 20162016-12-09Night outdoor ritual at an ashram. A black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and red marigold and flower strands, stands at left. At right, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl wears a long dark rudraksha mala, bracelets and a braided hairstyle, and holds a large brass kalasha pot while looking toward the statue, with white markings on his arms. Red flags, string lights and a fence stand behind. Several other people are partially visible at the right edge.2016-12-06