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Outdoor photo at a tiered red-stone stepped platform lined with rows of black Shivalinga-style stones. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull sits facing left, garlanded with orange, yellow and white flower strands and marigold garlands. A standing priest in orange dhoti and bare chest, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, holds a brass vessel and a lit lamp or incense flame near the bull. Beside him, a seated shaven-headed priest in orange wrap and rudraksha beads sits with a flower garland, next to brass pots. The priest in orange holds a brass pot and offering while smoke rises from the lamp.

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A dark stone Nandi bull statue, draped with garlands of orange and yellow marigolds and a red-and-white flower band, sits in the foreground on a stone base. Behind it rises a tiered red stone stairway lined with black Shivalinga stones. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis stand and sit on the steps in the hazy morning light. The standing man, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a bell or small ritual object in the other, smoke curling upward, as an aarti is performed. The seated man in orange wears a rudraksha mala and sits beside large brass vessels and a brass kalasha. The setting suggests an outdoor ritual at a temple ghat.2017-02-26A dark stone Nandi bull statue lies on a red stone ghat, its body draped in marigold and multicoloured flower garlands with tassels. Behind it, many small black shivalinga-style stone pillars line tiered red steps. A man in orange dhoti and shawl stands at right, bare-chested with long hair and a rudraksha mala, holding a brass bell and a small oil lamp or incense vessel from which smoke rises. Two other men in orange clothes sit at the far right beside brass vessels and flower garlands, one shaven-headed. Morning ritual setting, possibly abhishekam or puja offering.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a ritual at a red stepped ghat lined with dark stone shivalingams. In the foreground a large black stone Nandi bull is adorned with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. A young priest with long hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and shawl, stands holding a lit oil lamp aloft in an aarti offering. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on the steps, with brass vessels and pots nearby and smoke rising in the hazy light.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26November 22 20162016-11-22Outdoor photo of a large black stone Nandi bull statue lying on a plinth, draped with multicoloured marigold and orange garlands and yellow flowers. Behind it, a red-brick tiered stepped structure is lined with dark stone shivalingam-like pillars and metal scaffolding with netting. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a long shawl, bare-chested with white markings on his chest and arms, holds a small brass bell or lamp near the bull's head, performing a puja. Long hair tied back, rudraksha-style red-beaded necklace visible. Bright daylight, green foliage in background.2017-02-26Outdoor photo at a stone staircase with a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped in yellow and red flower garlands on the left. A young priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and a sacred thread, holds a small brass oil lamp or bell-like vessel and extends it toward the statue. Beside him on the right, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Further back on the steps, seated men in white cloth and a few other devotees watch, with brass kalasha vessels and stone lamp stands in front of them. Red flags flutter behind, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole.2016-12-03Outdoor ritual on red sandstone ghat steps beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue with a rope-like garland. Three bare-chested men stand around it: on the left a man in an orange dhoti with rudraksha mala and ash marks on his arms; in the center a young man in white dhoti with yellow border, gold chain and rudraksha mala, holding an object at the statue; on the right a man with white ash on his face and chest, smoke rising near him. Brass vessels and pots sit on the steps, and a metal fence and red flag appear in the background.2016-10-31October 10 20162016-10-10Three young men perform worship beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue on red sandstone steps. The man on the left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti with a yellow sash, stands watching. The man in the centre, bare-chested with a mala, wears a white dhoti and holds a small object near the statue. The man on the right, bare-chested with white tripundra markings on his forehead, a mala, and a garland on the bull's head, holds a small bell. Brass pots and vessels sit on the steps around them.2016-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a black stone Nandi bull statue on a red sandstone ghat staircase. A young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads leans over the Nandi, pouring from a brass vessel. Behind him, a second shirtless man with ash-smeared body and beaded necklace stands near a smoking offering, and a third youth in orange wrap stands to the left. Brass pots and vessels are set on the steps, a marigold garland rests on the bull's head, and an orange cloth lies at the right edge. Chain-link fence and a red flag appear in the background.2016-10-31