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A young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and orange sash stands beside a large black stone Nandi statue, raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand while holding a small bell in his left. A pink flower garland drapes the Nandi's head and a rope garland hangs on its neck. Behind him, red stone steps are lined with rows of seated devotees in white clothes, and a red flag with a painted portrait is held aloft. Brass vessels sit at the lower right. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple courtyard with a metal railing and a white fence on the left.

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June 26 20172017-06-26June 26 20172017-06-26Outdoor photograph of a young shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash markings, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame and smoke rising in both hands as an aarti offering toward a large dark stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow marigolds. Red saffron flags flutter on poles behind, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pole and a red-stepped stone staircase lined with black kalasha-shaped pots. Several seated devotees in white and pink clothing sit on the steps at right, one older man in white with hands in anjali, and a few more people are visible in the background.2016-12-03A photograph of an outdoor riverside ghat ritual beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his body, wearing an orange dhoti with maroon stripes, raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand while holding a bell in the other. Behind the statue, seated devotees along metal railings include a woman in a purple top and another in red, with brass pots and vessels in the foreground. Red flags and green trees fill the background.2016-12-19A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with maroon borders stands beside a dark stone Nandi bull adorned with a red-and-orange flower garland at an outdoor ritual. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small vessel in the other, and wears a rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, red flags hang from bamboo poles and seated devotees line the terraced steps, with a woman in a purple top and necklace at right. The setting is a tree-lined outdoor shrine with a foliage backdrop.2016-12-19Outdoor photograph at a riverside ghat with red stone steps. In the foreground, a bare-chested young priest in an orange dhoti and a sacred thread holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward a large dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands. Behind the statue, rows of seated devotees in saffron and white clothing fill the tiered steps, with red flags and metal railings in view.2016-12-18October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds and a red flower crown. A shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre, holding a small brass vessel in one hand and a bell-shaped object in the other, with a flame rising from a cup near his mouth. Behind him, seated devotees in red and purple clothing watch from steps, and red saffron flags and a loudspeaker hang against green trees and a metal railing. The priest is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so he is described by role only.2016-12-19A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a red border stands at a black stone Nandi bull, holding a flaming lamp or arati in one hand and a small bell-like vessel in the other near the bull's head. Behind him, a man with bare chest, white markings and a rudraksha mala watches in a patterned yellow dhoti. Devotees in white and pink sit on red stone steps lined with brass pots and oil lamps, with a metal railing and green pipes visible.2016-12-17December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Outdoor ritual scene at a red stone stepped platform. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bangles stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, holding a small brass lamp and a bell in his hands. Behind a metal railing, dozens of seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red garlands watch from the steps, with red flags on poles at the left and right edges. Brass pots sit near the base of the statue and a green water hose runs along the railing.2016-09-26