A photograph of a row of white painted stone bulls, nandi figures, seated along the top edge of a weathered brown temple wall against a pale sky with a palm frond at upper left. Each nandi has colourful painted ornaments and beaded garlands around the neck and chest. No people are visible in the scene. The wall shows dark stains and aged patina along its roofline. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a row of white painted stone bulls, nandi figures, seated along the top edge of a weathered brown temple wall against a pale sky with a palm frond at upper left. Each nandi has colourful painted ornaments and beaded garlands around the neck and chest. No people are visible in the scene. The wall shows dark stains and aged patina along its roofline.

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1981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri

Low-angle photograph of a temple roofline against a clear blue evening sky. Four painted stone or plaster bull statues, Nandi figures, sit in a row along the dark roof edge, decorated with ornamented collars and bodies in faded white, red and green tones. A dark pillar edge frames the left side. No people are visible. Stock architectural detail in the Tamil temple style.

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