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Night-time abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti pours water from a brass vessel over the Nandi. Behind him, seated devotees on red-tiered steps hold small brass vessels and lamps; one man in white dhoti with a long white beard holds a brass cup, and a woman in white sits at the lower left. Pipes and chain-link railings frame the scene, with red flags at left.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A priest in an orange dhoti with a bare chest and white ash markings on his torso pours water from a brass vessel over a dark black Nandi bull statue. The Nandi is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Behind him, seated devotees in white and pink clothing watch on a night-time ritual stage with metal railings and green tubing. The scene shows a Rudrabhishekam-style abhishekam offering to the sacred bull.2016-12-11 +1 copiesA 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.2016-12-09December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12December 06 20162016-12-06December 23 20162016-12-23 +1 copiesA priest with a bare torso and white ash markings on his chest and arms, wearing an orange dhoti with red stripes, pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto a dark stone Nandi bull with a pink-and-white flower garland around its neck. Golden-brown liquid runs down the bull's face. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and a few in red sit on red steps beside metal railings, and a green hose runs along the stairs. This is a Rudra abhishekam ritual at an outdoor temple setting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2016-12-02December 17 20162016-12-17Night ritual photograph of a large black stone Shiva lingam decorated with a yellow marigold garland, being bathed with water. A man standing at the right, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and wearing an orange dhoti, pours water from a brass kalasha over the lingam. Around the steps, many people sit in rows in white, yellow, purple and pink clothing, several holding small brass ritual vessels and offering bowls. Brass oil lamps stand on the steps at the right, and a red banner is visible on the left behind a metal railing.2016-12-06December 03 20162016-12-03Night outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Shivalingam on a raised stone platform. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a red sash pours water from a gold kalasha over the lingam, which is draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers. Red flags, string lights and a tree frame the open-air ceremony, and a seated audience fills the tiered stands to the left and right, many in white and pink clothing. Rose petals lie on the platform.2016-12-06