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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard with palm trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red shawl and a garland of white and yellow flowers, stands beside a tall ornate brown kalasha on a red stone pedestal. To the right, a dark stone Nandi bull with a garland of red and white flowers and a gold-coloured beaded necklace is in the foreground, draped with an orange-yellow cloth. Behind him, a second man in orange robes with long hair kneels or stands with hands joined. A videographer on the far right films with a camera. Several people in white clothes stand at left near the pedestal, and a tiered golden structure is visible beside the kalasha.

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August 27 20162016-08-27 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a copper-clad ceremonial pillar wrapped with white and yellow garlands, its base on a red-and-cream platform, palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis, one with long hair and a red-and-white garland, stand near the pillar, one pouring or holding a rope-like offering. A black stone Nandi bull with yellow marigold garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace fills the right foreground. A few devotees stand at left, one man with hands folded in namaste. The scene appears to be a temple-style ceremony with garlanded sacred objects and offerings.2016-09-26October 03 20162016-10-03Outdoor temple courtyard with palm and green trees. A black stone Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers and a green cloth sits in front of a tall ornate copper kalasha-style pillar draped with white and red flower garlands. On the right, a figure in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland stands on a raised red platform, holding a tall ceremonial lamp stand with tiered brass discs. On the left, about a dozen people in white clothes stand with hands folded in anjali mudra, some wearing white dresses and white shirts, facing the statues. A saffron flag with a floral emblem on a pole is at the left edge.2016-09-26December 23 20082008-12-23A dark stone Nandi bull sculpture in the foreground wears a thick garland of yellow and red flowers and a cream cloth draped over its back. Behind it stands a tall red-and-cream pillar or dhwajasthambha with a palm-frond and flower adornment near its top, next to a red stone base. On the left, a line of people in white dhotis and white shirts holds orange and white umbrellas. On the right, several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments stand near a red flag on a pole, under palm trees at dusk. Scattered oil lamps are visible near the pillar base. The scene reads as a temple procession or ritual gathering.2016-10-03Outdoor temple scene with palm trees behind. In the foreground a black stone Nandi bull statue is draped with marigold and yellow-and-red flower garlands and a pearl necklace. Behind it a red-and-copper kalasha pot-shaped pedestal is wreathed with white and yellow flower garlands and topped with greenery. On the right a standing man with long dark hair wears a dark red garment, a yellow-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a rope or cord. Two decorated parasols, one pink and one yellow, stand among onlookers in the background, with a woman in a red sari near the left edge.2016-10-03August 27 20162016-08-27Outdoor temple ceremony beside a tall red and gold dvajastambha flagpole surrounded by palm trees. A man in a red-and-gold turban and orange-toned garments stands on a raised platform, wearing a long multicoloured-flower garland and extending one hand. A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe stands below, and a white-clad attendant tends a large black stone Shivalinga with marigold garlands on a red pedestal. Film crews with cameras record the scene while drummers in orange and white and a crowd of devotees, many in orange and white, watch from the sides. A round flower garland hangs on the left near the lingam.2016-12-14Outdoor festival scene under bright sunlight with palm fronds overhead. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a beaded necklace, reaching toward garlands on a tall ornate metal pillar wrapped in white cloth. In the foreground a dark stone Nandi bull statue is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and white flowers. Behind, decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and blue stand over the crowd, and many devotees are gathered, mostly partly visible at the right edge.2007-12-23July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with palm trees behind. A bearded man with long dark hair and tripundra markings wears a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth and a white and pink garland, arm extended toward a large black Nandi-style stone form draped in a golden-yellow cloth and purple garland. Behind him a row of people in saffron and orange robes stand in rows, some with hands folded. A silver bowl and oil lamp sit at left, and a man in a white shirt filming with a camera stands at the right beside a rangoli design on the paved floor. Hindu temple worship setting, ritual offering to a bull-form deity murti.2017-01-14