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A dead black-and-white spotted bull lies on its side inside a sandy, earthen pit with rough walls. It is draped and wrapped in red and orange cloth, with a rope tied at its head, and the animal is partly covered by the fabric. This appears to be a burial of the bull, with no visible people present.

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A photograph of a black-and-white spotted bull lying on its side inside a rectangular pit dug into reddish earth. The animal is draped in red and maroon cloth, with an orange-yellow fabric beneath it and a rope tied around its head. The walls of the pit are rough, sandy red stone. No people are visible in the frame.2016-12-30A photo of a dark and white spotted bull lying on its side inside a shallow earthen pit, wrapped on red satin cloth with orange fabric beneath its body. Its legs are stretched out, and rope and garland-like adornments are visible near its head. The pit walls are sandy brown. No people are visible. This appears to be the burial of the bull Nandi, as described by the page's last-rites account.2016-12-30December 30 20162016-12-30A photograph of a large black-and-white spotted bull lying on its side in a shallow earthen pit with sandy floor and textured ochre walls. Its legs point upward and red and orange cloths are draped beneath and around its body. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2016-12-30December 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.2016-12-30January 16 20072007-01-16A 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.2016-12-30A black and white calf stands on dry red earth, held by a rope tied to its halter by a person in white clothing whose hand and white sleeve are visible at the left edge. The calf wears a green leather collar with brass bells, and its forehead bears red and yellow markings with a smear of vermilion. A weathered white stone plinth stands behind it, with a metal vessel visible at the top. No other people are clearly visible.2007-10-23Close photo of a black-and-white calf with a garland of yellow marigolds around its neck and a reddish-orange tilak mark smeared on its forehead. A human hand with a gold-coloured bangle reaches in from the left to touch the calf's face. To the right, a red cloth with gold-embroidered patterns and a gold cow motif is draped over the animal, with gold Tamil-style lettering along its edge. The setting appears to be a ceremonial blessing of a cow.2010-12-19December 30 20162016-12-30A 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.2016-12-30