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A dark stone Nandi bull statue with a carved necklace and forehead ornament is being bathed with flowing water poured from a cup held by a hand wearing gold bangles. The sleeve of an orange saffron garment is visible at the upper right. Palm trees and a green landscape appear in the background. The statue is the main subject, and the water pours over its head and neck as part of an abhishekam offering.

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A photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue being bathed with water poured from above. A hand wearing a wristwatch and an orange sleeve pours water over the bull's head, which glistens wet. The bull has a carved harness and a ridged neck, and sits on grass with palm trees and a blurred landscape behind it. This is a Pradosha puja abhishekam offering to Nandi at an outdoor site. The statue is not a person; no physical person's face is visible and no a person candidate is clearly present.2007-10-08A dark stone Nandi bull statue, carved with a decorated saddle cloth and beaded necklace, sits in the foreground while liquid pours down over its back from above. To the right, a large orange cloth drapes over a white raised platform. Palm trees and a distant multi-storey building fill the background under an overcast sky.2007-10-08A dark stone Nandi bull sculpture with carved face details and a harness is being bathed with water poured from above by a hand. The pouring person wears an orange-saffron garment draped over the body, with bangles on the wrist. Coconut palms and greenery fill the background.2007-10-08Close view of a dark stone Nandi bull statue receiving a splash of water poured over its head and muzzle during a ritual bathing. Water sprays in arcs around the carved bull's snout, ears and collar garland of carved beads. At the right edge, a person in an orange-saffron robe stands partly visible, and a woman in a white top is seen behind, with green palm trees in the background. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard for a Nandi abhishekam.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08A close view of a dark polished stone Nandi bull statue with carved ornamental harness and a forehead band, being bathed by a thin stream of water poured from above, a ritual abhishekam. Behind it, blurred palm trees fill the background. At the right edge, a woman in white clothing with a white cloth draped over her shoulders stands near a figure in orange robes, whose orange fabric fills the right side of the frame. The statue is the main subject; the people are partially visible and cropped.2007-10-08Close-up photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a carved face, eyes and ears, being bathed by a stream of water poured from above. A partially visible person in orange saffron cloth stands at the upper right, pouring the water over the statue. Blurred palm fronds fill the background, and water droplets spray around the scene. The statue is a Nandi murti, consistent with a Pradosha puja abhishekam.2007-10-08A dark stone Nandi bull statue, carved with a decorated neck garland and ornamental harness, is being bathed with milk or water poured from a white vessel. A person in an orange saffron garment and wristwatch holds the vessel over the bull's head; only their hands and upper torso are visible. Palm trees and leafy trees stand behind the statue under a pale sky. The figure is partially cropped and no face is shown, so the person's identity cannot be confirmed.2007-10-08Outdoors at an open-air shrine, a hand in an orange-saffron garment pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with ornate chain and bead carvings on its neck and saddle. Liquid runs down the sculpture's face and body. Coconut palms and green grass fill the background under a pale sky. The orange cloth and bangled wrist belong to the person pouring; no face is visible.2007-10-08Close-up of a polished black stone Nandi bull statue, its head and face sharply lit, with water streaming down over its head from above. Water sprays outward around the statue against a blurred background of palm fronds and a pale sky. An orange object appears at the upper right edge and a brass-coloured pillar at the left. The statue is a deity murti at a temple abhishekam, with no people visible.2007-10-08A close view of a dark, wet stone Nandi bull statue with its head and face in sharp focus, water streaming down over its head and snout. Palm trees and green shrubs stand behind it under an overcast sky, with pale concrete posts and a distant white building in the background. No people are visible. This appears to be a Nandi abhishekam at an outdoor temple setting.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08