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Night-time abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A man with a bare torso and a sash of orange cloth around his waist pours yellow liquid from a golden kalasha onto a large black stone deity murti, which is splashed with yellow liquid streaming down its face and body. He wears rudraksha beads and a white sacred-thread style cord, with bangles on his arms and a bun of hair. Beside him stands a grey-haired, bearded man in a white dhoti with a white ash marking on his shoulder, and red flags are visible in the background. Two people are visible.

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November 14 20162016-11-14A photograph of a night abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and a saffron-orange cloth with a gold border pours a stream of bright yellow liquid from a gold kalasha onto a dark stone Nandi-style figure. He wears a beaded rudraksha mala, gold bangles and an armband, and his long hair is tied up. Red flags stand behind him, and a second priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at the right edge. The yellow liquid splashes over the stone.2016-11-14April 03 20082008-04-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on his arm and forehead, pouring a yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a large dark stone Nandi bull statue. Yellow liquid streams down the statue's head and body. Behind, a second priest in an orange dhoti holds a small golden pot, and red flags and green trees stand in the background. The scene appears to be a bull-statue abhishekam. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-11-24Night photo of an abhishekam at an outdoor ritual. A bare-chested man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a rudraksha mala and beaded wrist bracelets pours water from a gold kalasha over a large dark stone lingam wrapped in a garland of yellow and red flowers. Water droplets spray in the air; colourful lights glow in the background.2016-12-06Night-time abhishekam at an outdoor stone platform. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with a red-and-gold waistband and red thread wrist bands pours yellow liquid from a brass kalasha onto a large black stone Nandi bull, which wears a marigold garland and beaded necklaces. Behind the priest, seated devotees on red-and-white steps hold brass lamps and puja vessels; a white-clad figure stands at right. Red flags, a tree and string lights fill the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight-time abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. A young male priest with bare upper body and a saffron-orange dhoti wrap pours water from a golden kalasha over a large black Shiva lingam, which streams with water. Another person in an orange robe stands at the left edge, and a figure in orange with an orange head wrap stands at the right beside a brass oil lamp on a stone pedestal. Palm foliage and a lit ornamented stone lamp stand in the background.2017-11-15A night-time abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue. A young priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white necklace, pours water from a golden kalasha onto the bull's head while water sprays across its face. A second young man in an orange cloth stands at the right edge, partly visible. The bull statue is not a person and no a person candidate is physically present in the frame.2017-11-15Night photograph of an abhishekam at a large dark shiva lingam draped with a yellow-white flower garland. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, pouring liquid from a golden kalasha with both hands; he wears bead bracelets and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, shirtless devotees and seated people gather under strings of coloured lights, with green foliage and a metal railing on the left.2016-12-06December 12 20162016-12-12A dark stone Nandi bull statue is being bathed with a stream of yellow liquid poured from a brass vessel held by a bare-chested man wearing thin glasses, a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti. Yellow droplets scatter over the black stone, which is garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds and purple flowers. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing stand in the background near a red-roofed building and a flagpole.2016-12-18A priest in an orange dhoti with a bare chest and white ash markings on his torso pours water from a brass vessel over a dark black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Behind him, seated devotees in white and pink clothing watch on a night-time ritual stage with metal railings and green tubing. The scene shows a Rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam offering to the sacred bull.2016-12-11 +1 copies