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Night photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an outdoor site. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, wearing a yellow and red flower garland, is being bathed. A person in white stands behind the statue, raising a brass vessel from which liquid pours over the bull's head, spraying water droplets into the air. Red flags on poles stand in the background beside trees, and a bright floodlight glows at upper left. A few partially visible people stand at the lower left edge.

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December 11 20162016-12-11December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesA night photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an outdoor site. A large dark black stone Nandi bull statue, wet and glistening, is garlanded with a yellow and orange flower garland. A man in a white dhoti and bare upper body, with white sacred thread and arm bands, pours liquid from a brass vessel held high over the statue. Behind the bull, red and orange flags, leafy shrubs and a metal fence are lit by a floodlight. A second man in white clothing stands at the left edge.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a rudrabhishekam at an outdoor site. A person in light clothing pours a liquid from a brass vessel over a dark black linga, which is draped with a yellow-and-red marigold garland. Liquid splashes in the air around the stone. Behind is a bright floodlight, dark trees, and red and white flags. A partly visible bare-chested man stands at the left edge with a sacred cord, and another person is partly visible at lower left. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large black stone Nandi bull statue being bathed in liquid during a ritual. A yellow marigold garland with red flowers hangs around its neck. A man with short dark hair leans in at the bull's head, partly visible, while another person's hands and arms pour from a vessel at the left edge. Bright floodlight glows at upper left, with red flags and trees against the dark sky. The bull is a statue, not a living animal.2016-12-11 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a Nandi bull statue, dark and glossy, being bathed with water poured from a brass pot held overhead by a bare-chested priest with red sacred threads on his wrists. A garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers hangs around the statue's neck. Water sprays in the air in the flash-lit frame. Behind are flowering shrubs, red-and-orange ritual flags and a street lamp. A second partly visible person bends at the lower left. This is an abhishekam offering to the bull.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large black stone Nandi bull statue during abhishekam, with water or milk spraying off its head and body into the air. The bull wears a garland of white flowers and red blooms around its neck and a gold-toned headpiece. Behind it, seated devotees in light clothing are partly visible at the left beside brass vessels, and red flags on poles frame the scene under bright lamps and dark trees.2016-12-09Night photo of an abhishekam being performed on a large black stone Nandi statue draped with a garland of yellow and maroon flowers. A bare-chested man with a red sacred thread and tilak pours water from a golden vessel over the statue. Behind him, a shirtless devotee in white dhoti and red cloth stands near red festival flags, string lights and a metal railing, with a few onlookers in the background.2016-12-06Night-time abhishekam of a large dark stone Shiva lingam-form deity murti with a Nandi-like bull carving, being poured over with water. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth and a brass kalasha pours water down the lingam, which is draped with a marigold and red flower garland. Water splashes into the air. Behind, seated devotees in white and saffron clothes watch from steps, with red flags and bright floodlights in the background.2016-12-11 +1 copiesA large black stone Nandi bull statue, viewed from a low angle, is being bathed. A person in dark clothing pours water from a golden vessel over its head, and water streams down its face and neck. The statue wears a garland of yellow and red flowers around its neck. Red flags on poles and green foliage surround the scene under an overcast sky. At the lower left, the edge of an older person and a seated figure are partly visible behind a fence.2016-12-03