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Close view of a ritual setup on a striped multicoloured cloth. A silver Nandi bull figure draped with a red cloth stands on a wooden base, beside a brass figure of a deity and a small copper cup. In the foreground is a dark metal vessel with a round opening and a blue-rimmed bowl. A seated figure in dark red robes is partly visible in the background, but no face or full person is shown clearly; no identity is established from appearance.

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September 09 20172017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09Close photo of a ritual abhishekam: a hand in white sleeve holds a small ornately engraved silver cup against the golden head of a brass cow-head or horned sacred vessel with curled horns. The brass surface is polished and reflects light. At the right edge, the partially visible person wears a rudraksha mala and orange-red cloth. Blurred purple backdrop.2016-12-02Photograph of a ritual table arranged with silver deity vahanas and murtis on decorated stands, including a silver bull (Nandi), a silver lion-or-mythic-beast mount, and a silver seated deity figure on a throne-like pedestal, garlanded with white flowers. In the centre, a brass figure of a standing female attendant holds a tall silver oil lamp, with two silver lamps and a brass kalasha-like vessel nearby. Foreground shows silver covered vessels, stone mortars with pestles, and small clay cups on a striped woven cloth. A partially visible hand at the left edge holds a pestle near a stone mortar. No clearly visible a person candidate.2017-10-08October 15 20132013-10-15A close photograph of a gilded metal Nandi statue, the bull of Shiva, seated on a raised oval base. It has an ornately decorated collar, chest band and draped cloth with fine relief patterns, and a turned-up ear. Behind it lies a striped woven cloth in pink, green, purple and teal on a light wooden platform. No people are visible.2017-01-22Close-up photograph of a gilded ceremonial staff topped with a silver-toned Nandi bull finial, set against a blurred background. A person in a white long-sleeved top and orange-red shawl raises a hand in an anjali or blessing gesture, with a thin gold bangle on the wrist. Warm golden bokeh lights fill the background.2017-08-12A photograph of a decorated temple shrine centred on a large silver-toned Nandi bull statue, ornamented with beaded necklaces, medallions and jewelled trappings. Behind it, a gold arched frame holds a golden deity murti in prayer pose with a garland of white and magenta flowers, set before a red velvet canopy and ornate jewelled backdrop. Brass oil lamps and a small figurine sit at the base, with a basket of flower petals and a lit lamp in the foreground on a striped cloth. No people are visible.2020-11-29