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Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large black Shiva lingam, with milky white liquid cascading down its surface. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange sash pours from a gold and wire-mesh pot raised overhead. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow waist sash and a rudraksha-style bead mala stands beside another seated person in white, with a brass vessel and a bundle of green leaves nearby. Bamboo leaves hang at the top right and bright tube lights glow in the dark background.

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July 30 20082008-07-30April 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesNovember 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15November 15 20172017-11-15April 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesAt night, a shirtless man in orange cloth pours water from a golden vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, which is wet and glistening. Beside him, a young man in an orange wrap and an orange head cloth holds a lit oil lamp, and two boys in orange wraps stand with folded arms at right. Behind them, a camera operator and another man in a light green shirt watch. Dark foliage and a stone pillar form the backdrop, with an oil lamp and flower offerings at the lower left. Lamps and a golden kalasha suggest an abhishekam ritual.2017-11-15A young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a red waistband pours milk from a golden vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue, a ritual abhishekam. He wears white horizontal sacred ash stripes across his chest and arms and a rudraksha mala. A garland of pink flowers rests on the statue's neck. Trees and a red flag blur in the background. The priest is a devotee performing the ritual; no a person candidate is visible.2016-11-11A night-time temple abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue on a red stone pedestal. A young priest with bare upper body, orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala pours water from a golden kalasha onto the bull's head, water splashing down. A small oil lamp flame glows at the pedestal's base. Behind, a golden-roofed stone lamp tower stands at left, and yellow metal railings and a few onlookers in white and orange clothes watch from the right. Only the priest's face is partly visible as he works.2017-11-15December 23 20162016-12-23A close photo of a priest performing abhishekam on a grey stone Nandi bull statue. The priest, bare-chested in orange cloth and wearing rudraksha malas and a gold bangle, pours water from a brass vessel over the bull's head and back. Water streams down the stone, with marigold-like garland and red flowers resting near the base. A blurred green tree and building stand in the background.2016-10-17December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copies