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Outdoor photo of a ritual abhishekam at a stone-stepped ghat-like terrace. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped with an orange and yellow marigold garland, sits at center while water pours over it. Around it, many people sit on red steps in white and saffron clothing and pour liquid from brass vessels. A shirtless man in white dhoti and sacred thread stands beside the statue, and another man in saffron and bare-chested attire holds a brass pot. Red flags on poles and a metal fence frame the scene, with brass pots and metal vessels at left.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor ritual photo on red stone steps by a river ghat. A large black stone Nandi bull statue with orange and yellow marigold garlands is being bathed; a shirtless young man with glasses pours liquid from a brass vessel over it, and golden liquid splashes off. Other shirtless men in white dhotis and devotees in saffron and dark clothing sit on the steps with small brass pots, lamps and a black Shivalingam on a stand. Red flags flank the right side. The background shows many seated participants. Priests and devotees are visible; no one is identified by face.2016-12-18December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor photo of a large black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a grey pedestal at the foot of red-tiered steps, draped with a marigold and yellow flower garland. Many devotees sit on the steps behind it, some bare-chested or in white dhotis, many holding long brass horns or conch-like instruments to their lips, while others sit with brass vessels and pots nearby. Tall red flags on poles and a chain-link fence line the stairs, with trees behind. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands near the bull holding a brass vessel, and a woman in a pink sari sits at the right. Brass kalasha-type pots and bowls sit on the steps. This appears to be an outdoor puja gathering.2016-12-18Outdoor abhishekam at a stepped stone ghat. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala, pours water from a golden vessel over a large grey Nandi bull statue, water streaming down its body. Numerous seated devotees fill the red stone steps behind, many holding small brass lamps, bells or pots, and some wearing saffron, pink and white clothing. Small Shivalingam stones and brass vessels are arranged on the steps in front. The crowd is well over twenty people.2016-12-17December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Shiva lingam with a carved bull-face spout, garlanded with yellow and white flowers. A young priest in orange dhoti and bare chest, with white sacred ash on his forehead and rudraksha mala, pours water from a coconut shell over the lingam. Beside him a shirtless man in white dhoti and orange cloth watches. Red flags, red-stepped seating with black stone pillars, and many devotees in white and orange sit along the steps and under trees. Brass vessels and pumps are nearby.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual on stone steps at a riverside ghat. A large black stone Nandi bull statue with a marigold and orange flower garland sits centrally on a pedestal. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and light clothing, hold brass or gold oil lamps and vessels around the statue. In the foreground a shirtless young male priest in a yellow-brown dhoti pours from a brass vessel, while a priest in orange robes stands behind him. Red flags on poles and brass pots line the steps, with a chain-link fence and green trees behind.2016-12-18December 17 20162016-12-17A photo of an abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi statue on red-stepped ghat terraces. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti pours liquid from a golden kalasha over the stone bull, which streams water down its body into a basin. Around him, seated devotees on the steps hold small golden pots and wear rudraksha malas; one woman in a white top stands at left, and women in pink, purple and teal sit among brass vessels and oil lamps.2016-12-17