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A shirtless young male priest in glasses and an orange dhoti with a red border stands beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue, holding a brass bowl and offering red flowers. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and sacred ash marks on his shoulder. Green trees and a loudspeaker are visible in the background. The priest is performing a ritual offering at the statue during an outdoor ceremony.

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A photograph of a young shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti with a red border stands bare-chested beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue. He wears a rudraksha mala and glasses, and has white sacred ash marks on his shoulder and chest. He holds a small metal bowl and takes a pinch from it, offering it over the statue's head, which is decorated with orange and red flower garlands. Green trees and a red cloth flag appear in the background, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pole at upper right. This appears to be a ritual offering to the Nandi bull in an outdoor setting.2016-12-18December 03 20162016-12-03December 16 20162016-12-16December 18 20162016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05A shirtless man in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala pours milk from a golden pot over a black stone Nandi bull statue, with a yellow-and-white flower garland draped on its neck. White sacred ash marks his arms and forehead. Red and orange flags and a blurred tree stand in the background, with a few onlookers at the edge of the frame. This appears to be an abhishekam offering to the sacred bull.2016-12-03December 17 20162016-12-17December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor abhishekam at a large black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with multicoloured flowers. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a golden kalasha onto the Nandi's head. Behind him, another man in an orange dhoti and beaded mala pours from a brass vessel, and a third bare-chested man bends at a metal bucket. A red flag and red banners flutter at the sides, with trees and a metal railing beyond, and a crowd is partly visible in the background.2016-10-16 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash on his arms and chest pours milk from a gold kalasha over a large black Shiva lingam, with milk streaming down its surface. A yellow and orange garland is draped at its base, and red flags fly in the background beside a leafy tree. Spectators are faintly visible at the right edge. This abhishekam ritual is the focus of the scene.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03