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A photograph of a bull's body lying in a stone-walled pit, covered with orange and maroon cloth. Marigold and rose petals, garlands and turmeric-yellow powder are scattered over the cloth and the ground. The animal's grey-brown hide is dusted with white and yellow powder, and a garland of pink and white flowers lies across it. No people are visible. This shows the last rites of the bull Nandi at the a person Goshala.

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December 30 20162016-12-30A photograph of a deceased bull, Nandi, lying in a deep rectangular earthen pit with rough, pale-streaked walls. The body is wrapped in red and maroon cloth and heaped with marigold and mixed flower petals, with a long garland of pink and white flowers draped along it. Orange and yellow powder and scattered petals cover the sandy floor around the animal. No people are visible.2016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30A photograph taken from above of a burial pit with rough stone walls. At the bottom lies a large smooth bull-shaped form, its back dusted with white powder, draped in orange and maroon cloth. Scattered yellow and red flowers, petals and leaves cover the sandy ground and the body, with a pink-and-white garland looped near its head. Sunlight falls across the pit. No people are visible; the bovine body is the central subject of a last-rites scene.2016-12-30Overhead view down into a deep, brick-lined pit. At the bottom lies a large dark bull figure, its body draped in orange cloth and a dark wrap, with white powder dusting its surface. Scattered over it and the sandy floor are marigold petals, green leaves, red and white flowers, and a strand of rudraksha-style beads. No people are visible in the frame. The scene shows a bull's body being prepared and placed within a pit, with floral offerings laid upon it, consistent with the last rites of Nandi described in the page.2016-12-30A photograph of a bull's body lying in a stone-walled pit, wrapped partly in red and orange cloth and dusted with white powder. Marigold and rose petals, loose flowers and a pink-and-white garland are scattered over the cloth and earth. No people are visible; the scene shows the last rites of the bull Nandi, a sacred bull at the Aadheenam.2016-12-30A photograph inside a limestone cave showing a large, smooth rounded rock formation as a Shiva lingam-style sacred stone, its surface painted with yellow tilak-like markings and dusted with yellow marigold petals and red and pink powders. Red and gold cloth draped over the top of the stone sits beneath stalactites hanging from the cave ceiling. The cave walls are pale and the surrounding area is dark. No people are visible.2009-10-12A photograph of a floral and grain arrangement laid on the bare earth floor of a shaded hollow between large rough stone walls and thick tree roots. The arrangement forms a stylised shape of yellow and white flower garlands, red and pink petals, green leaves and small heaps of coloured grain, with scattered white blossoms radiating around it. No people are visible; the scene looks like an outdoor ritual offering or decorative rangoli-style floral design.2009-10-31A stone Shiva lingam is dressed as a deity murti, wrapped in a bright pink and red cloth with a crown-like headpiece of purple and red flowers. It sits on a dark stone base surrounded by a dense border of yellow marigold and red rose garlands with scattered petals. Orange and saffron cloth, rudraksha beads and a green leaf decorate the front. Blurred green trees form the background. This is a photograph of a decorated murti, with no physical people visible.2013-07-07July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copies