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A young shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and bare chest, with white sacred ash stripes on his forehead and arms, pours liquid from a brass kalasha onto a large black Nandi bull statue. Beaded rudraksha necklaces hang at his neck and a garland of white flowers and orange marigolds drapes over the bull's neck. Red flags and green foliage blur in the background under a pale sky. This is a rudra abhishekam ritual scene at an outdoor temple.

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A shirtless man in orange dhoti with red-edged border pours liquid from a clay pot over a black stone Nandi bull statue, its head and face streaming with yellow liquid. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arm, plus a gold bangle on his wrist. Trees and a red flag are in the background, and a metal fence runs along the right side. Ritual abhishekam offering to a Nandi murti.2016-10-31 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in an orange dhoti with maroon border stands bare-chested, pouring liquid from a golden pot onto a large black Nandi-style bull sculpture decorated with a garland of yellow, white, red and purple flowers. He wears a rudraksha mala and sacred ash markings on his arms and chest. Liquid streams down the stone figure during an abhishekam ritual, with a trees and a red flag in the background. Several people stand behind him.2016-10-16Outdoor abhishekam at a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigold and multicolour flowers. A bare-chested man in orange dhoti with maroon border and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto the Nandi's head. Ash horizontal marks on his chest and arms. Red flags and a loudspeaker on a pole stand behind, with trees and a partly visible crowd in the background. The man is a priest performing the ritual; no distinctive a person cues such as long swept hair or crown are visible.2016-10-16November 11 20162016-11-11October 16 20162016-10-16A young priest pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue outdoors, in an abhishekam ritual. He is bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, wears a rudraksha mala, and has an orange dhoti with red border. Its horns and a pink-and-white flower garland are visible on the statue; water streams down its face. Green trees and red flags stand in the background.2016-11-11A shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti pours water from a gold-coloured vessel over a dark grey stone Nandi bull statue with a garland of pink flowers draped on its neck. He wears horizontal white tilak stripes across his chest and shoulders, a rudraksha mala on his arm and neck, and has white tilak on his forehead. Another shirtless man in the background stands beside him. Water streams down the stone sculpture, and a blurred tree and orange flags appear behind them.2016-11-11December 09 20162016-12-09November 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11February 26 20172017-02-26A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white ash stripes on his arms and chest pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with a flower garland at its neck. A second shirtless man in a red cloth stands behind him. Trees and red flags are in the background.2016-11-11