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August 15 20172017-08-15August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesA photo of a young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a red border pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is adorned with a garland of white jasmine-like flowers and red roses around its neck. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings on his arms and chest. Green trees and red flags are in the background.2016-12-05Close view of a dark stone Nandi bull statue seated on a red-painted pedestal, decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds and red roses and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace with gold beads. White horizontal tilak marks are painted on its chest. Behind it, a man in white dhoti and a sacred thread stands on a paved courtyard among palms and greenery, with figures in orange robes further back. A copper kalasha-like finial sits at the upper right beside a red wall.2014-09-09August 27 20162016-08-27 +1 copiesJanuary 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pouring liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of pink flowers around its neck. The priest wears a rudraksha mala, white horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms, and a white sacred thread. Behind him a second, partly visible person in a red-pink cloth stands at the left edge. Red ritual flags and tiered stone seating appear in the background. This is an abhishekam being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-11A photograph of a priest pouring water from a gold-coloured vessel over a large dark stone Nandi bull statue during a Rudra Abhishekam. The priest is bare-chested with a sacred thread and a vertical sacred mark on his forehead, and he holds the golden pot with his right hand. Water streams down the bull's head, snout and neck, and a garland of pink flowers lies at its base. Behind him are red flags with gold trim, green foliage and a metal barrier fence.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone stadium-style venue with red-and-white stepped seating. A young man with long hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-red cloth and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white flower garlands. Behind him, a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a brass pot. Red flags flutter in the background.2017-02-26A photograph of a pradosha puja at an outdoor shrine under palm trees. A black stone Nandi bull statue, draped with a green cloth and garlanded with red, pink and yellow flower strings, sits on a white pedestal. A man with a shaved head, white tilak on his forehead and an orange saffron shawl stands at the Nandi, touching its neck with one hand and holding a small item in the other. Behind him, two younger men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand by, and one holds a bell-like object. At right, a man in white with an orange shawl stands near a brass vessel and a tray of yellow flowers, and another person is partly visible at the edge. A white tent structure stands in the background.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead, standing beside a dark stone Nandi bull statue. The bull wears a red and orange marigold garland, a white and purple shawl draped over its neck, and a white marking with a red-orange dot on its head. The man's right hand is raised near the statue, and a copper-coloured pillar and palm trees are visible in the background.2007-09-24