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A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti stands bare-chested beside a large grey Nandi bull statue, pouring water from a brass vessel over its head. The bull wears garlands of pink and yellow flowers. Behind them, rows of orange-clad devotees sit on tiered red stone steps lined with small lamps, and red flags flank the scene. Ritual abhishekam with a gathered audience.

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A shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti, bare-chested with white ash stripes on his arms and chest, pours water from a golden kalasha over a large grey Nandi-form stone murti. Rudraksha malas hang on his chest, a gold bracelet on his wrist, and a pink, yellow and red flower garland drapes the statue. Behind, tiered red-brick steps hold seated devotees in orange and saffron robes and colourful saris, with oil lamps along the ledges and a red flag at right. The priest is not a visually distinctive a person candidate, so he is described by role only.2016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07Outdoor abhishekam at a large open-air ritual ground: a shaved-headed priest, bare-chested with white vibhuti markings on his arms and chest, wearing an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, pours water from a brass kalasha over a grey Nandi bull statue draped in a pink and yellow flower garland. A red cloth lies beside the statue. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on terraced stone steps lined with small oil lamps. The priest is not shown in a way that supports identifying him as a person, so his role is described as a priest performing abhishekam.2016-11-07A shaved-headed priest bare-chested in an orange dhoti pours water from a golden pot over a large dark grey Nandi bull statue, which wears a pink and yellow flower garland. Rudraksha malas hang across his chest and he has white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead. Behind him, rows of seated orange-robed devotees and attendants fill the red stepped seating of an open-air ceremony, with a red flag at right and a chain-link fence at left.2016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07December 12 20162016-12-12December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue. A bare-chested young priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left, pouring milk from a golden vessel over the Nandi's head. His torso and arms bear white ash markings, and a rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. The Nandi is garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. Behind it, a tiered staircase holds rows of black shivalingas on red steps, and red flags stand among metal railings.2017-02-26A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at a dark stone Nandi bull statue, pouring liquid from a golden vessel over its head as milky water streams down its face and body. A pink and white flower garland drapes its neck. The priest wears a sacred ash band on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, with white ash markings on his arms and chest. Behind him are red and orange ceremonial flags on poles and tiered stone steps lined with seated devotees in saffron. A second person holds a brass pot at the left edge. The scene appears to be an abhishekam offering to Nandi.2016-11-26 +1 copies