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Outdoor ritual at a stepped red-painted platform with a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with pink flowers, being bathed with liquid poured from a golden pot. A young man with a tilak and bare torso stands at the statue, pouring. Behind them, several bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit on the steps, some holding small vessels and brass cups. A man in orange at left holds a phone. Red-orange flags on poles and a chain-link fence frame the scene. The black Nandi is stained with yellow turmeric water. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.

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November 26 20162016-11-26Outdoor photo of a dark stone Nandi bull statue being bathed with a yellow liquid poured from a brass pot held by a shaved-headed young man with white tilak on his forehead and a bare chest. A pink flower garland hangs around the bull's neck. Behind, seated men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees sit on red stone steps near brass lamps and small stone lamp stands, with red flags on a metal railing and green trees beyond. Seated figure in orange clothing at right edge. This depicts an abhishekam ritual being performed on a Nandi statue.2016-11-26 +2 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18December 03 20162016-12-03A priest with a bare torso and white ash markings on his chest and arms, wearing an orange dhoti with red stripes, pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto a dark stone Nandi bull with a pink-and-white flower garland around its neck. Golden-brown liquid runs down the bull's face. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and a few in red sit on red steps beside metal railings, and a green hose runs along the stairs. This is a Rudra abhishekam ritual at an outdoor temple setting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2016-12-02December 03 20162016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor ritual photo on red stone steps by a river ghat. A large black stone Nandi bull statue with orange and yellow marigold garlands is being bathed; a shirtless young man with glasses pours liquid from a brass vessel over it, and golden liquid splashes off. Other shirtless men in white dhotis and devotees in saffron and dark clothing sit on the steps with small brass pots, lamps and a black Shivalingam on a stand. Red flags flank the right side. The background shows many seated participants. Priests and devotees are visible; no one is identified by face.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor abhishekam scene at a red-tiered stone stairway lined with black kalasha-shaped pots. A standing priest in orange dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds in the foreground, while a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala pours from a pot beside him. Other devotees sit on the steps, a woman in pink and a man in yellow kneel with brass pots, and red ceremonial flags stand in the background.2016-12-03A shirtless priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala around his neck pours a yellow liquid from a golden kalasha onto a large black Nandi bull statue outdoors. The yellow liquid streams over the bull's head and body, consistent with an abhishekam. Red flags on poles and a red-brick platform with metal railings surround the scene under a pale sky and trees.2016-11-22