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Close-up photo of a polished brass bull (Nandi) statue with a large curved horn and detailed bead-line border around the head. A hand wearing a jewelled gold ring, an orange and red beaded bracelet and a red thread band rests on the bull's open mouth or spout, with a red-brown robe sleeve visible at the right edge. Green leaves and a dark red backdrop sit behind. Only one human hand and arm are visible; the person's face is not shown.

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Close view of a seated figure in a maroon-brown robe resting one hand on a large polished brass Nandi bull statue with curved horns and a rust-coloured cloth draped over its head. The seated person wears gold necklaces, a garland of pink and white flowers, and an orange-red beaded armband. Behind the statue stand potted green plants, and an orange water bottle sits on the left. The figure's face is cropped out of frame, so no identity is established from appearance.2017-01-15A close photograph of a large polished brass Nandi bull statue with curled horns and ornate beaded collar with hanging bells, draped with a rust-orange cloth over its head. Beside it, a seated person in a rust-brown robe with bare upper arm and an ornate gold necklace and garland of white and pink flowers rests a hand on the bull's ear. Potted green plants and an orange water bottle are at left, and a tiger-striped cushion sits beneath the seated figure. The seated person's face is not visible, so no identification is made from appearance.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15December 08 20162016-12-08Close photo of a seated figure in rust-brown ochre robes beside a large polished brass Nandi bull statue, with its horns, forehead ornaments and beaded chest collar visible. The seated person's bare upper arm wears a beaded bracelet and a red thread band on the wrist, and the hand rests on the bull's head near its ear. Gold ceremonial necklaces and long garlands of pink and white flowers hang across the robes. Behind the statue are potted green plants, an orange water bottle and a red cloth backdrop. Only the arm and torso of the seated person are visible, with no face shown. Possibly a Nandi-darshan or satsang setting, but no ritual is clearly shown.2017-01-15Close photo of a ritual abhishekam: a hand in white sleeve holds a small ornately engraved silver cup against the golden head of a brass cow-head or horned sacred vessel with curled horns. The brass surface is polished and reflects light. At the right edge, the partially visible person wears a rudraksha mala and orange-red cloth. Blurred purple backdrop.2016-12-02Close-up photograph of a person's right hand and wrist resting on a gold-coloured ornate Nandi-style or bull-shaped metal object with decorative bands. The wrist wears multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads and a gold bead bracelet. The background is a blurred outdoor scene of green trees and a pink wall, with a patterned cloth edge at left.2020-06-07Close view of a seated figure in a rust-brown saffron-toned robe, with a gold-and-white garland of pink and white flowers draped over the shoulder and a rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm and wrist. The bare hand rests on a large polished gold bull statue, the Nandi, whose horns, forehead ornament and beaded collar are visible. A tiger-stripe cloth is spread over the seat, and a gold staff with a decorated top leans beside the figure. Green leafy plants frame the background. The figure is a person seen only from the torso down, so no face is visible. Appearance cues of a long-haired ceremonial figure are not clearly established here, so the identity is uncertain.2017-02-11March 08 20202020-03-08 +2 copiesFebruary 11 20172017-02-11Close-up photo of a large polished brass Nandi bull head, with curved horns, a decorated forehead and a beaded, tasselled collar, resting in front of a seated figure. A hand with a red thread bracelet rests on the bull's forehead. The seated person wears a rust-brown robe and a white and pink flower garland, with a brown towel draped at left and green foliage behind. No face is visible. a person's presence is not established by the image itself.2017-01-29January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copies