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A photograph of an outdoor ritual before a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of flowers on its head and a beaded necklace. A young priest in saffron-orange dhoti, bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and a bracelet, holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame and rings a handbell. Beside him, another young priest in orange dhoti with a yellow border stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Red flags flutter behind, with a brass vessel in the foreground and trees and a red wall in the background.

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December 03 20162016-12-03October 16 20162016-10-16Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with maroon border and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto the Nandi's head. Ash horizontal marks on his chest and arms. Red flags and a loudspeaker on a pole stand behind, with trees and a partly visible crowd in the background. The man is a priest performing the ritual; no distinctive a person cues such as long swept hair or crown are visible.2016-10-16A shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti pours water from a gold-coloured vessel over a dark grey stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of pink flowers draped on its neck. He wears horizontal white tilak stripes across his chest and shoulders, a rudraksha mala on his arm and neck, and has white tilak on his forehead. Another shirtless man in the background stands beside him. Water streams down the stone sculpture, and a blurred tree and orange flags appear behind them.2016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11Outdoor temple ritual at a large black stone Nandi bull statue wearing a garland and rope-like ornaments. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp with a flame in one hand and a small bell in the other, performing aarti. Beside him a second priest in an orange dhoti with yellow border stands with palms pressed together. Brass vessels and a kalasha sit at the right, with orange flags and a tree behind them.2016-11-22A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white ash stripes on his arms and chest pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a flower garland at its neck. A second shirtless man in a red cloth stands behind him. Trees and red flags are in the background.2016-11-11A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers, on a stepped red-brick ghat. Two young men in orange dhotis stand beside it: the nearer one, bare-chested with tripundra ash on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala, holds a small lamp and appears to perform a ritual; the other, with a bare upper body and a red cloth, holds a brass bowl. Brass pots, a lit oil lamp and a kalasha stand in the foreground, with red flags on poles behind and more orange-clad people at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja at a Shiva Nandi shrine.2016-11-07Photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and pink flower strands, being bathed with water. A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto the Nandi's head with both hands, his body marked with white sacred ash. Beside him a younger attendant in a red dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a golden pot. Red and orange flags stand behind them on a rooftop with a brick wall and railing.2016-11-07 +1 copiesA shirtless man in orange dhoti with red-edged border pours liquid from a clay pot over a black stone Nandi bull statue, its head and face streaming with yellow liquid. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm, plus a gold bangle on his wrist. Trees and a red flag are in the background, and a metal fence runs along the right side. Ritual abhishekam offering to a Nandi murti.2016-10-31 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with maroon border stands bare-chested, pouring liquid from a golden pot onto a large black Nandi-style bull sculpture decorated with a garland of yellow, white, red and purple flowers. He wears a rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings on his arms and chest. Liquid streams down the stone figure during an abhishekam ritual, with a trees and a red flag in the background. Several people stand behind him.2016-10-16