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Outdoor puja beside a black stone Nandi bull statue with a carved necklace, on a white raised platform near a copper-coloured tower with carved panels. A bald man in plain saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other, offering aarti. A plate of flowers and garlands sits on the platform. Palm trees and low buildings stand behind. A woman with a forehead mark and a child with folded hands are partly visible at the right edge. Ritual activity, with no clear identification of the central figure from appearance.

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A photo of a shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe standing on a wooden stool beside a white structure, pouring liquid from a small vessel over a large black stone Nandi bull statue. Coconut palms and a field with fence posts stand behind. Two women in white saris with red-bordered trim stand at the right, one with hands folded in prayer. A young boy in the foreground watches. The scene appears to be an abhishekam offering to Nandi at an outdoor shrine.2007-09-24A photograph of an outdoor Pradosha puja at a temple site with palm trees. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe stands on a small wooden stool, holding a silver handbell in his right hand and a lamp or incense vessel in his left, facing a black stone Nandi bull statue wearing an ornate necklace. Behind him rises a copper-coloured pillar on a white platform, with flowers and offerings placed on the base. To the right, young people in white and dark clothing stand with hands pressed together in prayer. 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