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Outdoor photo of a Rudra Abhishekam at a dark stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with pink flowers, set on a red-tiled stepped platform. Two priests in orange dhotis stand at the statue; the nearer one, bare-chested with white ash markings, pours water from a gold kalasha pot over the bull, while the other holds a brass pot. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes, a bare-chested man, and a woman in white and a mother holding a small child in a colourful jacket sit on the steps among bags and a red backpack. Brass vessels and a green water hose lie in the foreground.

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Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue on red-tiled temple steps. A young priest in orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his arms and forehead pours water from a brass vessel over the dark stone figure, which is garlanded with pink flowers. Two more priests stand beside him in orange dhotis, one bare-chested with rudraksha mala holding brass pots and a small brass lamp, the other with white cloth and a sacred thread. Seated devotees on the steps behind them, some with hands folded in prayer, and a mesh fence and green hose at the left. Brass pots sit on the steps in front of the stone.2016-12-02December 03 20162016-12-03A photo of an outdoor ritual at a stone ghat with red steps. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, is being bathed with water. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the statue: one on the left holds a brass pot pouring water, and a shirtless man in the centre with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead and arms pours water from a brass vessel onto the Nandi. Behind them, many seated devotees, some bare-chested and some in white, hold brass pots and wait on the steps, with red flags nearby. Brass vessels sit on the steps. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance cues.2016-12-19October 10 20162016-10-10December 16 20162016-12-16Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi-style bull statue draped with white and red flower garlands. A young man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours water from a brass kalasha over the statue while water splashes down. Behind him, many devotees, mostly bare-chested in white and saffron dhotis, sit and stand on red steps beside a metal railing and an orange ceremonial flag on a bamboo pole. A brass lamp stands on the lower steps at right, and a man in a white dhoti stands at far right. No one is identifiable as a person in this scene.2016-12-05December 14 20162016-12-14Outdoor 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.2016-12-14December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a ritual at a stone stepped area with a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with white and orange flowers. A shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti and orange cloth, with a rudraksha mala and ash markings, pours from a small blue vessel over the Nandi. Around the steps, devotees sit with brass pots, lamps and kalasha vessels; a few wear white, one wears a red shawl, and one wears a teal dhoti. Bare-chested participants with white body markings and malas sit on the steps beside shiny brass items and flower garlands.2016-12-15December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of an outdoor riverside ghat with red stone steps and a metal railing. In the foreground a black stone Nandi bull statue is being bathed by a young shaven-headed man in orange cloth, bare-chested with white markings on his arms, pouring water from a brass pot onto it. Beside him a long-haired sadhu in orange dhoti stands on the steps. Behind the railing, many people in white clothes sit on the steps, some holding small brass vessels, and red flags with orange trim hang on the rail. A green hose runs along the left side.2016-09-26