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Night-time outdoor ritual at a black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with white and yellow flowers and red beads. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti stands at its side, holding a brass vessel and pouring liquid over the statue, consistent with abhishekam. Brass kalashas and vessels sit on a red-tiled platform. Behind him, several men in white and beige dhotis sit on steps beside a chain-link fence; one wears a shawl, and a red flag hangs at left. Lights and a loudspeaker are visible in the dark background.

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December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor setting. A bare-chested priest with white vibhuti markings on his arms and chest, wearing a maroon dhoti, pours liquid from a golden vessel over a large black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is draped with a garland of white and red flowers and strings of beads, with a dark tree behind. Red flags stand to the left and right, and a row of seated devotees in white and cream clothing sits on a raised platform behind a metal railing, with brass pots in the foreground.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night photograph of a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with white, yellow and red flower strands, being bathed with water poured from a brass vessel by a bare-chested priest in a maroon dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest. Red flags and green trees frame the scene, and a few seated devotees in white and cream clothing with brass pots sit in the background, consistent with a Rudra abhishekam. Visible people: the priest and several seated devotees.2016-12-09Night scene at a stepped stone ghat during a Shiva abhishekam. A large dark Nandi-like black stone linga is draped with yellow and red marigold garlands and water runs down over it. A shirtless man in a maroon dhoti stands at right pouring from a vessel, near brass kalasha pots and small oil lamps lining the steps. Several men in white dhotis and bare torsos sit or stand along the red steps and metal railing, one with a bead mala. A bearded man at left holds a brass vessel. Chain-link railing and a green hose run across the frame.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of an outdoor night ritual at a stone temple setting. In the foreground a large black Shiva lingam is draped with a garland of white and yellow flowers and red beads, while a young shirtless man in a red dhoti and white body markings pours liquid from a vessel over it, an abhishekam. Behind a metal railing, several men sit on red-and-grey steps, some bare-chested and some in white or saffron-brown garments, watching. A seated woman in white with a yellow cloth is at the lower left, and red flags and brass vessels are visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.2016-12-09