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A large gilded Nandi bull statue, with ornate embossed saddle cloth, beaded chest ornaments and a curled tail, stands on a wooden platform beneath a green cloth-draped canopy decorated with white, yellow, purple and green flower garlands. Behind it, the edge of a blue-and-gold deity figure with a jeweled necklace and a staff is visible against a blue temple wall. No physical people are shown; the scene is a temple procession vehicle display.

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December 17 20112011-12-17A large gilded brass statue of a standing Nandi bull, the vahana of Shiva, with ornate engraved saddle cloth, tassels, bells on the legs, a tail curling to the right and a decorated headdress. It stands on a wooden platform beside a pale pink wall, with a wooden frame placed over its back. No people are visible.2011-09-21September 21 20112011-09-21A large gilded bull statue, a nandi, dominates the frame, decorated with ornate saddle cloth, bells and carved detailing. On its back sits a seated figure draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow, purple and red flower garlands, with a white floral necklace. The statue stands on a wooden platform before a dark blue curtain. At the right edge, a partially visible priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead and beaded mala necklaces, stands beside the platform. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in person.2010-12-27September 21 20112011-09-21December 13 20112011-12-13A large gilded Nandi bull statue, richly ornamented with embossed saddle cloth, bells and beaded collar, stands on a yellow-painted plinth in a hall with a dark blue curtain behind. Above the bull, a seated figure in orange robes is decorated with a garland of marigolds, roses and green leaves, and an orange draped cloth covers the platform. At the right edge, a bare-chested young priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace and white forehead markings sings into a microphone.2010-12-27September 21 20112011-09-21Close-up photograph of a gilded bronze Nandi bull statue with ornate bell-studded necklace and forehead ornament, its head in the foreground. Behind it, a seated figure in orange robes adorned with long garlands of marigolds, white flowers and red blossoms. The figure's hand holds a small ritual object. Blue draped curtain backdrop. The seated figure is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, and no human face is shown; the figure is partially obscured and therefore unsure.2010-12-27December 10 20112011-12-10A photograph of a golden Nandi bull statue with ornate bell and chain adornments, carrying a deity murti draped in a dense arrangement of multicoloured flower garlands in pink, white, orange, yellow, maroon and green. The deity murti wears a golden crown. A maroon silk cloth with gold border hangs over the bull's back. Behind it, a large printed backdrop shows a red-robed figure and a deity image, and a gold-carved throne stands at right. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-12February 04 20182018-02-04