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Outdoors beside a tall copper flagstaff-style pillar rising beside coconut palms under an overcast sky. A shaved-headed priest in an orange robe stands on a small wooden stool, lifting a lit oil lamp or flame vessel toward the top of the pillar. A black stone Nandi bull statue sits at left on a white pedestal. At right, a man in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and a white-clothed devotee is partly visible at the bottom right. Marigold-style flowers are placed on a tray at the base of the pillar.

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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a low wooden stool beside a tall copper pillar topped with a lamp, holding a bell in one hand and a small ritual vessel in the other while performing worship. A large black stone Nandi bull sits in the left foreground, facing the priest, with coconut palms and a flat grassy field behind. In the lower right, a devotee in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in prayer, and a few other people in white are partly visible at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor shrine during a pradosha puja.2007-09-24Outdoor photo at a temple site with coconut palms and a white plinth. A black stone Nandi bull statue with a forehead mark and carved collar sits at left, facing a tall copper-clad lamp pillar with a bell hung from it. A bald man in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body stands barefoot on a small wooden stool, holding a brass bell in one hand and reaching toward the lamp, with a plate of flowers and offerings on the plinth below. At the right edge, a partially visible person in white stands with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind, a concrete building and open land are visible.2007-09-24Outdoor photo at a temple-style compound beneath tall coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a red and white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a tall copper-coloured flagstaff or dhvajasthambha on a white stepped platform. A black stone Nandi bull sits on the white base, draped with a yellow cloth and marigold garlands. Nearby, a dark stone standing deity figure and a stone cobra hood stand on the grass. A second orange-robed man with a beard, also with palms joined, stands to the right beside a person in white holding a camera. A saffron flag on a pole is at the right edge.2010-02-12Outdoor Pradosha puja at an ashram site. A shaven-headed priest in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a small wooden stool beside a black stone Nandi bull statue, ringing a handheld bell while holding a lit lamp and offerings on a white altar base. A tall copper-coloured kalasha-style pillar and palm trees stand behind him. In the foreground, a man in white clothes with a red-thread neckband and several women in white saris with red-bordered garments stand with palms pressed together in prayer. The photo is taken in daylight with a sandy ground and a cluster of buildings in the distance.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. Coconut palms and a distant multi-storey building form the background.2007-09-24A shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a small wooden stool beside a black stone Nandi bull statue during pradosha puja. He holds a silver bell in one hand and a ladle or spoon in the other, and a flame burns in a brass lamp near a tall copper pillar with carved panels. The Nandi sits on a white plinth where milk runs down its back, with a plate of flowers and a folded hand visible at the right edge. Palm trees and a distant building surround the outdoor shrine.2007-09-24A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a small wooden stool and pours liquid from a white vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue coated with yellow-green paste. Behind him rises a copper-coloured cylindrical pillar, and a white plinth holds a plate of flowers. Two people in white clothes with orange sashes stand nearby, one with palms pressed together in namaskar and one in white dhoti-style dress beside the stool. Palm trees and greenery frame the open sandy ground outdoors.2007-09-24 +2 copiesOutdoor temple scene at an ashram courtyard. A priest in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands on a wooden stool beside a large black polished stone Nandi bull statue, with his hands raised in a blessing gesture. A bald-headed priest with a tilak mark is visible. In the foreground a woman in a white sari stands at a low table arranging fruit on a silver tray, with copper pots, a brass lamp and a small silver cup nearby. A copper-clad pillar and palm trees frame the left side, and a white structure and a standing person appear in the background.2007-09-24A man in orange saffron robes stands on a small wooden stool and pours water from a brass vessel over a black stone Nandi bull statue. Behind him is an ornate copper-coloured pillar shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and straw brooms. Palm trees and greenery frame the white-painted temple platform. The man wears a red-bordered orange dhoti and shawl and has a tilak on his forehead, performing abhishekam to the Nandi.2009-10-15A barefoot man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders stands on a raised platform beside a tall copper flagstaff, pulling an orange cord wrapped around the pole with both hands. A dark rudraksha mala hangs at his chest and a red mark is on his forehead. Behind him a second man in white ritual cloth stands near the ornately carved copper base, which shows a relief of a tree and decorative bands. Tall palm trees and greenery fill the background. The man pulling the cord is the only clearly visible saffron-clad figure; no appearance-based candidate qualifies beyond a generic sannyasi.2011-09-02Outdoor temple ritual in a palm-fringed compound. A tall copper dhwajasthamba flagstaff rises from a white stepped base at left. A bald man in an orange saffron robe stands on a low wooden stool beside a black stone Nandi bull, pouring water from a vessel over it in abhishekam. Several devotees in white dhoti and shirt stand around with offering plates and a brass vessel on a table at right, and one person in white stands in the foreground at left. A white-roofed building and dense trees sit behind.2007-09-24October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copies