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A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. A bearded man in a rust-brown saffron-toned robe, wearing a black turban, a pink-and-white flower garland, and heavy gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, holds a lit oil lamp in a gold lamp stand, smiling as he moves toward a dark metal bull statue (Nandi) draped with a gold cloth and white flower garland. Behind him, several young boys in orange robes play wind instruments and drums near tall decorated pillars. On the left, a bare-backed attendant with white ash markings reaches toward the lamp. Two other people appear partially at the left edge.

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A bearded man in a dark turban and rust-brown robe kneels before a black stone Nandi bull statue draped in gold cloth, his hands pressed together at his chest. He wears a pink and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and a large gold pendant. A shallow silver vessel is held by an attendant in the foreground, with another bare-chested attendant with white body markings. Behind them, several orange-clad men and boys stand in a temple hall with red-and-yellow decorated pillars and grey cabinets. a person: the central figure's cues are a dark turban, gold ornaments and rust-brown robe, marked as an appearance-based candidate performing a ritual before Nandi.2018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp in both hands during a temple ritual, smiling. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold necklace of beads, and a maroon-brown cloth draped over his bare shoulder. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a temple hall, some playing hand drums, with orange and red decorated pillars and a red-tiled floor. A flame flares from the lamp in the foreground.2018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31May 31 20182018-05-31