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A photograph of a black stone Nandi bull statue with a smooth, polished face being bathed by a liquid poured from a white vessel held by a person's hands. The person wears an orange garment and a wristwatch and gold bangles. Behind the statue are tall coconut palms and a pale sky, with a carved temple pillar visible at the right edge. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering to Nandi, the bull associated with Shiva.

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Outdoors at an open-air shrine, a hand in an orange-saffron garment pours liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone Nandi bull statue with ornate chain and bead carvings on its neck and saddle. Liquid runs down the sculpture's face and body. Coconut palms and green grass fill the background under a pale sky. The orange cloth and bangled wrist belong to the person pouring; no face is visible.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08A dark stone Nandi bull sculpture with carved face details and a harness is being bathed with water poured from above by a hand. The pouring person wears an orange-saffron garment draped over the body, with bangles on the wrist. Coconut palms and greenery fill the background.2007-10-08Close view of a large dark stone Nandi bull statue with its head raised, being bathed by liquid poured from above. Palm trees and a pale sky are in the background. No people are visible, only the sculpted bull and the falling liquid.2007-10-08A photograph of a dark stone Nandi bull statue being bathed with water poured from above. A hand wearing a wristwatch and an orange sleeve pours water over the bull's head, which glistens wet. The bull has a carved harness and a ridged neck, and sits on grass with palm trees and a blurred landscape behind it. This is a Pradosha puja abhishekam offering to Nandi at an outdoor site. The statue is not a person; no physical person's face is visible and no a person candidate is clearly present.2007-10-08A dark stone Nandi bull statue, carved with a decorated neck garland and ornamental harness, is being bathed with milk or water poured from a white vessel. A person in an orange saffron garment and wristwatch holds the vessel over the bull's head; only their hands and upper torso are visible. Palm trees and leafy trees stand behind the statue under a pale sky. The figure is partially cropped and no face is shown, so the person's identity cannot be confirmed.2007-10-08October 08 20072007-10-08A large dark stone Nandi bull statue with carved harness and bead-chain collar is being anointed with yellow liquid poured from a vessel. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala pours from above, the yellow stream splashing over the statue's head and neck. Behind, several young men in white shirts and white trousers stand watching, with brass bowls set on a table in the foreground. Coconut palms and leafy trees surround a small roofed building at the right. The orange-robed pourer's face is not visible and no appearance-based candidate qualifies.2007-10-08A photograph of an outdoor abhishekam at a shrine. A dark stone Nandi bull statue sits on a white pedestal, water and milk running down its body. A priest in saffron-orange robes and a red-striped shawl stands at right, holding a brass pot raised over the Nandi. Behind them is an ornate copper and gold canopy shrine, with a brass bowl at the statue's base and palm trees in the background. One physical person is visible.2008-03-05 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands outdoors among palm trees and pours liquid from a brass pot over a large black stone Nandi bull statue, a puja offering. He has a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and a shaved head. Behind him a white-clad attendant stands near a wooden table. A copper-toned ornate lamp stand and white pedestal are at left, and the liquid pours golden over the black stone.2008-03-05 +1 copiesMarch 05 20082008-03-05 +1 copiesJanuary 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copies