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Outdoor temple steps of red-painted concrete lined with black stone shivalingams and brass pots. A large black stone Nandi bull sculpture, draped in a dark ornamental collar and decorated with pink flower petals, sits on a grey plinth at centre. A young girl in orange robes and an orange head-band stands beside it holding a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp. A second young girl in orange, with a long braid and beaded necklace, holds a brass bowl. Behind them, a row of orange-robed young people sit on the steps, and two women in white saris and cream blouses sit nearby. Metal railings, a green water pipe and a red cloth are visible.

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Outdoor photo of a red-stepped temple stair with a large black stone Nandi bull statue, its face and chest garlanded with pink flower petals, and pink petals scattered on the pedestal. In the foreground, a young girl with long black hair wears an orange sash and orange headband and holds a small brass bell near the statue. Beside her, a boy in an orange dhoti with long hair and a beaded necklace holds a small brass vessel. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron robes sit on the steps, with several women in white and cream saris among them. Small black stone shivalinga-style shrines line the stairs, with brass pots and lamps placed around them, and white railings and green hoses run along the steps.2017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11Photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue seated on a granite pedestal on red-painted temple steps, decorated with pink flower petals and a garland. A young person with long dreadlocked hair, wearing orange saffron cloth draped over the body and a tied orange headband, stands at the Nandi and pours or offers from a small brass vessel. Another orange-clad person with long hair holds a brass pot on the steps to the right. Brass vessels, a green hose and metal railings are nearby, and more orange-clad figures sit on the steps in the background.2017-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor riverside ghat with red stone steps and a metal railing. In the foreground a black stone Nandi bull statue is being bathed by a young shaven-headed man in orange cloth, bare-chested with white markings on his arms, pouring water from a brass pot onto it. Beside him a long-haired sadhu in orange dhoti stands on the steps. Behind the railing, many people in white clothes sit on the steps, some holding small brass vessels, and red flags with orange trim hang on the rail. A green hose runs along the left side.2016-09-26December 14 20162016-12-14July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20162016-09-26 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesDecember 16 20162016-12-16A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with red sash and rudraksha mala stands at right, bare-chested, holding a small brass vessel and bell toward a large black stone Nandi bull sculpture with a rope-like collar. Behind the iron railing, many people in white garments sit on red stone steps near red flags with a yellow emblem. A green hose runs along the railing and an electric pump sits at left. The scene resembles a ritual abhishekam at a temple tank steps.2016-09-26December 16 20162016-12-16A 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.2016-11-07