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A young priest with a shaved head, a horizontal white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala around his bare chest stands in an orange dhoti, holding a brass vessel and pouring or offering liquid over a large black stone Nandi bull. The Nandi is garlanded with a marigold and red-flower necklace and has a flower draped over its head. Behind him, rows of red-brick steps are lined with brass kalasha pots and people in white clothing, with a metal safety railing in the background. The setting suggests a temple abhishekam to Nandi.

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A 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 09 20162016-12-09A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue. A bare-chested young priest in an orange dhoti stands at the left, pouring milk from a golden vessel over the Nandi's head. His torso and arms bear white ash markings, and a rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. The Nandi is garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. Behind it, a tiered staircase holds rows of black shivalingas on red steps, and red flags stand among metal railings.2017-02-26December 09 20162016-12-09A photo of an outdoor ritual at a stone ghat with red steps. A large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, is being bathed with water. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the statue: one on the left holds a brass pot pouring water, and a shirtless man in the centre with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead and arms pours water from a brass vessel onto the Nandi. Behind them, many seated devotees, some bare-chested and some in white, hold brass pots and wait on the steps, with red flags nearby. Brass vessels sit on the steps. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance cues.2016-12-19A photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a large black stone Nandi bull statue seated on red stone steps. The priest, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, wears an orange dhoti with red border and holds a golden pot pouring water over the Nandi's head. The statue wears a yellow marigold garland and a pink flower garland. To the right, another priest in a white dhoti with gold border bends over brass vessels. Behind the statue, two seated devotees in white and red shawls watch from behind a mesh railing, with red flags hanging nearby.2016-10-10December 17 20162016-12-17Outdoor ghat steps with a large black stone Nandi bull statue draped in marigold and orange garlands at the left foreground. Two young men in orange dhotis stand beside it, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and ash marks on his forehead, one holding a small bell and a silver-toned vessel. Behind them on red stone steps, several people sit in white and grey clothing, some bare-chested, with brass pots and small lamps placed along the stairs, and a woman in a grey top and white hair cloth tends offerings at left. The scene suggests a ritual at a riverside ghat.2016-12-19December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a large dark stone Nandi bull statue at an outdoor temple-style setting, decorated with a garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers and green leaves. A young shirtless man with a red-orange rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread stands on the bull's back, pouring water from a golden kalasha over its head in an abhishekam. Behind him, another person in an orange cloth bends forward beside the statue. Red flags and rows of small lamps line the tiered red stone seating behind them.2017-02-26December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesNovember 07 20162016-11-07