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A large polished silver Nandi bull statue stands on a blue wooden platform inside a stone-walled temple hall. The bull has ornate embossed silver saddle cloth and harness, a raised decorated tray on its back, and bell-like silver hooves. Behind it are a red wooden cabinet with folded green and red cloths, a wooden door with iron studs, a grilled window, and coiled orange cable on the floor. No people are visible.

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A large polished silver-coloured metal vahana, a bull Nandi with ornately engraved saddle cloth, floral and scroll relief patterns and an engraved canopy or howdah-like seat on its back, stands on a blue-painted wooden platform inside a dim temple hall. Turned wooden pillars and weathered ochre walls are behind it. No people are visible in the scene.2008-10-15A polished silver nandi, the bull mount of Shiva, stands on a blue wooden plinth inside a temple hall. The bull has an ornate silver harness, saddle cloth with floral and geometric relief, and a flat silver seat on its back. Behind it are stone pillars, weathered walls, and small deity murti and lamps in shrine niches. No people are visible.2008-10-15A close view of a polished silver Nandi bull statue, the sacred bull of Shiva, shown in profile with its head raised. Its horns are capped with ornate silver tips, and it wears silver bands and a decorative harness with floral and bead patterning across the neck and chest. The background shows a stone temple pillar and weathered wall, with a blue wooden stand beside the figure. No people are visible.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a large polished silver Nandi bull statue, richly embossed with floral and foliate patterns on its saddle cloth, harness and chest, standing in a dim stone temple interior. Its back holds a rectangular silver platform with two curved spouts, a ritual abhishekam vessel. Behind it, faint deity murti and lamps are visible in niches. No physical people are present.2008-10-15A photograph of a large silver sacred bull vahana (Nandi) with ornately embossed silver panels on its body, a flower-patterned saddle, a beaded band across the back, and a silver garland-style neck collar with tassels. The bull's head is decorated with a silver nose ring and horn caps, and it sits in a dim temple corridor with carved stone pillars and a dark blue wall behind it. A hook hangs above the figure, and no people are visible.2008-10-15Rear view of a large polished silver Nandi bull statue with an ornately embossed saddle cloth and decorative silver bands on its legs. The bull stands on a blue-painted wooden platform inside a dim hall. At the upper right edge, a partially visible person in white clothes with an orange shawl stands near a doorway. At left, a wooden cabinet with a small lit shrine area is visible.2008-10-15A photograph of an ornate silver Nandi bull statue, the sacred vehicle of Shiva, standing on a wooden platform in a covered hall. The silver figure has a decorated harness, a patterned saddle cloth with a lattice design, a garland-like collar, and curled horns and ears. Red-painted wooden poles support the platform beside it, and an ornate silver canopy with carved columns stands to the right against a red corrugated shutter and brick wall. No people are visible.A photograph of a large ornate silver-finished Nandi bull vahana standing on a wooden platform before a red brick wall and a corrugated metal shutter. The bull has red glass eyes, a decorated headstall, a bell-hung neck collar, a richly chased saddle cloth with lattice and scroll patterns, and ankle bands on its legs. Red steel support posts brace the figure. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver-plated bull statue. The bull wears elaborate silver harness straps, chest and neck ornaments with repoussé floral and scroll patterns, and a silver face covering with a rounded nose piece and horns. The background is a weathered stone wall, and a blue wooden structure is at the left edge. No people are visible.2008-10-15Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA large polished silver vahana, a bull or nandi-style procession mount, stands on a red wooden base inside a stone-walled corridor. Red straps run around its body and a silver saddle cloth with engraved floral scrollwork covers its back. Above it is a silver canopy with fan-like filigree and a raised seat. Blue and green supports lie beneath the mount, and no people are visible.