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Night photograph of a line of devotees in saffron and white robes walking along a railed path beside a large black stone sculpture of a bull, its surface draped with white garlands. Foreground black-and-gold ornate gate bearing the numbers 06 11 and 2006. Several men in orange cloth and rudraksha malas, one in white with an orange shawl holding a red cloth, follow in procession past a whitewashed wall. A bearded man in orange with a gold necklace stands at the right edge. Greenery and a wooden fence in the background.

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January 09 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09Night gathering of devotees seated on stone platforms in front of a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a decorated saddle, lit by a row of small oil lamps along an iron railing. A white-walled shrine stands behind, with a tree and a bright floodlight at upper right. Devotees wear white and orange garments with orange shawls; a person at the upper left in orange and white stands apart from the seated group, and a woman on the right wears an orange shawl and a long braid. Several people are seated in a semicircle, some looking toward the standing figure.2008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09January 09 20082008-01-09Night photograph of an outdoor shrine at dusk. A priest in white dhoti stands at a small blue table holding a lit oil lamp and a plate, while a woman in orange sari offers to him. Several people in white and orange garments stand in a line along the left, some with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a large black stone lingam decorated with white flower garlands and a white cloth rises beside the shrine railing. A small red banner is visible in the background against dark trees.2008-01-09Night photograph of a procession at an outdoor temple courtyard. Two monks in saffron-orange robes walk in front, one bare-headed with a shaved head carrying a small brass vessel near the front, and a second in orange with a rudraksha mala walking to the right toward a large black Nandi bull statue on a white pedestal garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Behind them a line of people in white dhotis and saris with yellow and orange shawls walks in procession under a colourful ceremonial umbrella and banners with triangular motifs. Palm trees and a low wall appear in the dark background.2008-03-26January 09 20082008-01-09A night photograph of a procession of devotees and sannyasis walking through an open gateway of a temple compound, with lamps on pillars above. In the centre, a bearded man in orange robes with a white tilak walks forward, one hand raised, with a red-and-orange-clad sannyasi beside him wearing a large gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Other men wear saffron and yellow shawls, and women in white saris with yellow borders stand at the right. A tall flower garland hangs near the gate.2009-07-13August 02 20082008-08-02A night-time photograph of a large black stone Nandi bull statue, adorned with white garlands draped across its neck and body. In the foreground, several devotees in white dhotis and white shawls with orange-red borders stand near a small blue table holding a lit oil lamp and ritual items beside a black metal railing. Behind them, other people in white clothing are gathered in the dim courtyard, and a small red and white signboard is visible among the trees.2008-01-09