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Night photograph of a large black stone Nandi bull statue during abhishekam, with water or milk spraying off its head and body into the air. The bull wears a garland of white flowers and red blooms around its neck and a gold-toned headpiece. Behind it, seated devotees in light clothing are partly visible at the left beside brass vessels, and red flags on poles frame the scene under bright lamps and dark trees.

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December 09 20162016-12-09Night photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an outdoor site. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, wearing a yellow and red flower garland, is being bathed. A person in white stands behind the statue, raising a brass vessel from which liquid pours over the bull's head, spraying water droplets into the air. Red flags on poles stand in the background beside trees, and a bright floodlight glows at upper left. A few partially visible people stand at the lower left edge.2016-12-11 +1 copiesA night photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an outdoor site. A large dark black stone Nandi bull statue, wet and glistening, is garlanded with a yellow and orange flower garland. A man in a white dhoti and bare upper body, with white sacred thread and arm bands, pours liquid from a brass vessel held high over the statue. Behind the bull, red and orange flags, leafy shrubs and a metal fence are lit by a floodlight. A second man in white clothing stands at the left edge.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large black stone Nandi bull statue being bathed in liquid during a ritual. A yellow marigold garland with red flowers hangs around its neck. A man with short dark hair leans in at the bull's head, partly visible, while another person's hands and arms pour from a vessel at the left edge. Bright floodlight glows at upper left, with red flags and trees against the dark sky. The bull is a statue, not a living animal.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large dark black stone Shiva lingam draped with a green leafy garland, with water streaming down its surface during an abhishekam. Behind it, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge, and a second person in a white garment leans near the lingam's top. Strings of colourful flags and bright floodlights hang at the upper right, with a red flag visible at the far left and a few people in white clothing blurred in the background at the right.2016-12-12Night photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an outdoor site. A person in light clothing pours a liquid from a brass vessel over a dark black linga, which is draped with a yellow-and-red marigold garland. Liquid splashes in the air around the stone. Behind is a bright floodlight, dark trees, and red and white flags. A partly visible bare-chested man stands at the left edge with a sacred cord, and another person is partly visible at lower left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight-time abhishekam of a large dark stone Shiva lingam-form deity murti with a Nandi-like bull carving, being poured over with water. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth and a brass kalasha pours water down the lingam, which is draped with a marigold and red flower garland. Water splashes into the air. Behind, seated devotees in white and saffron clothes watch from steps, with red flags and bright floodlights in the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photo of an abhishekam being performed on a large black stone Nandi statue draped with a garland of yellow and maroon flowers. A bare-chested man with a red sacred thread and tilak pours water from a golden vessel over the statue. Behind him, a shirtless devotee in white dhoti and red cloth stands near red festival flags, string lights and a metal railing, with a few onlookers in the background.2016-12-06December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA large black stone Nandi bull statue is being anointed, with a golden vessel pouring liquid over its head and milk-like liquid running down its snout. A garland of white flowers and red roses drapes its neck. Behind it, several devotees sit in the crowd, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti at left and people in front of a white structure, with red and orange flags fluttering on poles against a bright sky. The scene reflects an outdoor abhishekam ritual.2016-12-05