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Photograph of a seated congregation facing a large white Nandi bull statue draped with a gold-and-red cloth and colourful garlands, with a red-draped altar step holding offerings. Many devotees in white and cream clothes and some in orange sit on the floor with their backs to the camera. A shaven-headed man in an orange robe stands near the front, apparently a priest or sannyasi, with hands folded and no visible cues confirming identity. Bright white walls surround the hall.

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Photograph inside a plain white-walled hall during a Pradosha puja, with a large white Nandi bull statue behind a red-draped altar. The bull is decorated with yellow, green and multicoloured garlands and cloth, and a deity murti in red and green garments sits above it on a blue frame. A man in orange robes stands near the altar facing the seated crowd. Dozens of seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white clothes with a few in orange or yellow shawls, viewed from behind.2007-08-26Photograph of a devotional ritual inside a plain white-walled hall. A large white Nandi bull statue with colourful striped garland arches stands behind a red-draped altar where a deity murti in red and gold garments and a floral necklace is decorated. A bald man in an orange robe stands near the altar, apparently performing the ritual, while a crowd of devotees in white clothes sits on the floor in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera. Oil lamps and small offerings sit on the altar base.2007-08-26A photograph of a Pradosha puja held in a plain whitewashed hall with a fluorescent tube light overhead. A large white Nandi bull statue, garlanded with colourful strings and draped with a gold-bordered cloth, stands behind a red-draped altar bearing a small lit lamp and offerings. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, viewed from behind. Near the altar a shaven-headed man in an orange robe stands with his hands together, possibly leading the worship; his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm who he is. Several people in white stand at the left edge.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a ritual in a hall where a large white bull statue, Nandi, stands behind a tiered red-draped platform with a small lingam or offering and marigold garlands. The bull is decorated with a yellow-gold collar, a painted saddle cloth and a colourful flower garland; a deity figure in red and green sits above it. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground facing the platform. A standing man in white with a red shoulder cloth stands near the bull, and a man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head stands near the platform centre, appearing to perform the puja. Smoke or incense haze rises near the offerings at the right.2007-08-26Devotees sit on the floor of a hall facing a large white bull statue (Nandi) decorated with colourful garlands and a cloth draped on its back, in front of a raised red-draped platform with a small altar. Many people are seen from behind, mostly women in white and some in orange shawls, with dark braided hair. At the front left, a figure in orange robes stands near the platform, apparently leading the gathering, with others standing beside him. The wall is plain white and the room is dimly lit.2007-08-26A photograph inside a hall of a large white Nandi bull statue draped with colourful garlands, cloth and tassels, standing above a tiered red-draped platform holding a small brass vessel with a red-and-white garland. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes and orange or saffron shawls face the altar from the foreground. A priest in white stands at the left beside the bull, and a monk in orange robes stands centre-left near the platform. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the air, and offerings lie on a tray at the right.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26Pradosha puja before a large white Nandi bull statue decorated with a multicolored garland arch and a striped cloth. Behind the bull, two deity murtis stand on a raised platform under the decorated canopy. In front, a small fire burns on a red-draped stepped altar where a kalasha-like object rests. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head sits near the fire, hands folded, while a younger man in white with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together. Around them, a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls faces the altar.2007-08-26A photograph inside a hall during a Pradosha puja: a large white Nandi bull statue, painted with yellow and green trappings and a golden collar, stands beside a raised red-draped platform. Above it a canopy of colourful garlands and draped fabric frames a deity murti adorned with silver ornaments. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, face the shrine from the foreground. Two standing men in white clothes and white shawls have their hands folded in prayer near the bull. One man in an orange robe sits near the platform on the right, and a green-clad figure is visible beside the deity.2007-08-26August 26 20072007-08-26A photograph of a Pradosha puja at a temple hall. A large white Nandi bull statue with a striped shawl and yellow garland stands beside an altar holding a deity murti decorated with a red and gold cloth canopy and colourful garlands. On a tiered red-draped platform in front of it, a small flame burns in an offering vessel. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with shaved head performs the ritual near the flame. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel nearby, one with palms pressed together in prayer. A seated audience of white-clad devotees fills the bottom of the frame, many with orange shawls over their shoulders.2007-08-26