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A black stone Nandi bull statue sits on a red stone platform with stepped tiers, being bathed with liquid poured from a brass pot. A young boy with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange wrap, pours from a gold-coloured vessel over the bull's head and neck. Beside him, another young boy in an orange cloth raises an arm near the bull. Brass pots, bowls and a small brass lamp are arranged on the steps, with stone lingam-shaped stands and white cloths behind. Yellow liquid runs down the statue, indicating an abhishekam ritual.

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July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31A young boy in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace, pours water from a brass vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue. The bull is adorned with a carved chest ornament and collar. Behind him, red stone steps hold small stone lingams, brass pots, a brass vessel and offering bowls. A second orange-clad boy stands at right, and a third child in orange sits partly visible at the lower right, near brass containers. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the Nandi statue.2017-07-31Outdoor ritual abhishekam at a stone ghat with red-brick steps. A black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow marigolds and a pink flower garland, sits at the base of the steps. A young priest with a shaved head, bare chest and white sacred marks on his arms and torso wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, and pours water from a golden pot over the Nandi. To the right, a second bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders bends over brass vessels and a bronze pot. Brass vessels and a small oil lamp sit on the steps, and a metal railing and a red flag are visible at the upper left.2016-10-10Three young men perform worship beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue on red sandstone steps. The man on the left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti with a yellow sash, stands watching. The man in the centre, bare-chested with a mala, wears a white dhoti and holds a small object near the statue. The man on the right, bare-chested with white tripundra markings on his forehead, a mala, and a garland on the bull's head, holds a small bell. Brass pots and vessels sit on the steps around them.2016-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a large black stone Nandi bull statue seated on red stone steps. The priest, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, wears an orange dhoti with red border and holds a golden pot pouring water over the Nandi's head. The statue wears a yellow marigold garland and a pink flower garland. To the right, another priest in a white dhoti with gold border bends over brass vessels. Behind the statue, two seated devotees in white and red shawls watch from behind a mesh railing, with red flags hanging nearby.2016-10-10July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest pouring yellow liquid from a brass kalasha over a large black stone Nandi bull statue during an abhishekam. The priest is bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti with a red border, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet. A second bare-chested priest in orange dhoti stands behind him holding a small brass vessel. Yellow turmeric or abhishekam liquid splashes over the bull's head and body. Red steps, a metal railing and red-orange cloths form the background. The Nandi statue is a visible Shiva temple deity; the setting is a temple ritual.2016-11-22A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a stone-stepped ghat. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sacred ash on his arms pours water from a brass vessel over a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow and pink marigolds. Beside him, a second bare-chested assistant in a white dhoti with gold border holds a brass pot and stands among metal vessels. Behind them a man in white with a red shawl stands near a railing, and a red flag hangs on the left.2016-10-10A photograph of a temple abhishekam on red stone steps. A black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with a pink flower garland, is being bathed. Two shirtless priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the steps; the front priest, with a white tilak and rudraksha mala, pours liquid from a yellow vessel onto the statue. A second priest in orange dhoti stands beside him, and a third shirtless man stands behind the statue. Green hoses and metal railings run across the steps, with a red flag at left.2016-11-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a night-time temple ritual centred on a large black stone Nandi bull statue being bathed with water. A bare-chested young man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala pours water from a gold kalasha onto the bull's head, with water streaming down its carved sides. Several other people in orange robes stand nearby, including a boy with arms folded and a woman in orange at right, with a brass pot and bucket on the ground and marigold garlands at left.2017-11-15July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copies